Trump Says Gala Attack Shows Security Need for His Ballroom
President Donald Trump with Todd Blanche, acting US attorney general, left, and Markwayne Mullin, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, right, during a news conference at the White House on Saturday night.
Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg
President Donald Trump jumped on Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to add a security rationale to his case for building a massive White House ballroom that he has wanted for years.
“The one good thing is now everybody knows how badly needed it is,” Trump said Sunday on Fox News.