Trump says he "wasn't making it that easy" for Secret Service during shooting

60 Minutes Trump says he "wasn't making it that easy" for Secret Service during shooting .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-60-minutes.jpg'); } Updated on: April 26, 2026 / 5:06 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google In an interview airing on "60 Minutes," President Trump described the moment he was rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Dinner after a gunman charged a security checkpoint.Mr. Trump said he "wasn't making it that easy" for the Secret Service to escort him from the Washington Hilton Hotel because he "wanted to see what was going on." "I wanted to see what was happening, and I wasn't making it that easy for them," he said.He told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O'Donnell that he "was surrounded by great people" but asked them to "wait a minute" so he could assess what was happening.Saturday marked Mr. Trump's first time attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner as president — he has historically declined the invitation. O'Donnell was also at the annual gala, which celebrates the First Amendment.Secret Service agents quickly escorted Mr. Trump and other administration officials from the ballroom Saturday after shots rang out. Authorities say 31-year-old Cole Allen charged a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel, armed with a shotgun, a handgun and knives, before being apprehended by police. A Secret Service agent was shot, but was wearing a bulletproof vest and has been released from the hospital.Sources told CBS News that Allen had written a "manifesto" and sent it to members of his family, one of whom contacted police. In excerpts reviewed by CBS News, Allen wrote that he planned to target administration officials, "prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest," and authorities "only if necessary." He said law enforcement, hotel employees and guests weren't his intended targets but that he would still attack them to get to the administration, adding: "I really hope...