Extra: Are We Still Capable of Keeping Presidents Safe?

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

One week ago, the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., was cut short by a harrowing assassination attempt. President Trump, attending the annual event for the first time in his presidency, was rushed to safety by the Secret Service alongside members of his Cabinet and various lawmakers. The suspect, 31-year-old California teacher and engineer Cole Allen, faces charges of attempted assassination after allegedly rushing past a magnetometer and opening fire outside the Washington Hilton ballroom. While one Secret Service agent was struck, he was fortunately saved by his bulletproof vest and is currently recovering. In the wake of this security breach, major questions are being asked: How did this happen, and how can we protect the President at future high-profile events? Earlier this week, Charles Marino—a former Secret Service Supervisory Special Agent and DHS Advisor—joined host Dave Anthony to break down the tactical failures of that evening and the urgent changes needed to Secret Service protocols. Marino explained the challenges of keeping a President safe and what needs to be done at future, large events. We often have to cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with Charles Marino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.7	I'm Dave Anthony.
0:39.8	Today, someone whose job used to be protecting the president.
0:45.4	About the latest attempt to take out Trump at the White House Correspondence Dinner Saturday night.
0:51.5	Charles Marino is a former supervisory special agent in the Secret Service.
0:57.3	When we talked to him the other day about the attack at the dinner at the Washington Hilton,
1:01.2	it's raised questions about how secure the event was. The suspect was able to check into the hotel
1:07.7	the day before, according to the Justice Department with a shotgun and a pistol and three knives.
1:12.0	Though, the attacker was stopped and arrested trying to get into the room where the dinner was,
1:18.6	so he never got to take a shot at President Trump or Vice President Vance or any other top administration officials attending the event.
1:26.3	Cole Allen is still charged with attempting to assassinate the president and will face other
1:31.6	charges as well.
1:33.0	He's jailed as the investigation continues.
1:35.5	Now, our conversation with Charles about security went too long for us to fit everything,
1:40.3	he said, into the rundown earlier this week.
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