White House to review Trump's security after shooting at dinner event

White House to review Trump's security after shooting at dinner event5 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter Getty ImagesPresident Trump has repeatedly defended the Secret Service's response to the shooting at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. The White House will hold a meeting to review President Donald Trump's security in the wake of Saturday's shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a senior official confirmed to the BBC. Trump has stood by the Secret Service, which has come under scrutiny after an armed suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was able to get near a ballroom with more than 2,000 people, including Trump and cabinet members.Officers subdued Allen, who shot a federal agent wearing a bullet-proof vest during a brief gunfire exchange. The US president is expected to attend several high-profile events this year, including the World Cup and events around the 250th anniversary of the US in July.In a statement sent to the BBC, a senior White House official said that President Trump "personally thinks they [the Secret Service] did an excellent job" neutralising the suspect and escorting him and his team to safety. Despite that confidence, the official added that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will hold a meeting early this week with operations staff and representatives of the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security to "discuss protocol and practices" for major events involving the president."The meeting will discuss the processes and procedures that worked to stop Saturday's attempt, while exploring additional options to ensure all relevant components are doing everything possible to secure the many major events planned for President Trump in the months ahead," the official added. Separately, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said he planned to set up a briefing with the Secret Service's leadership to...