Trump administration seizes on shooting to make case again for White House ballroom

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 593

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued in a court filing that a shooting Saturday in the vicinity of the White House further proves the need for an East Wing ballroom with “a heavy steel, drone proof roof, missile resistant and drone proof columns, bullet, ballistic, and blast proof glass,” among other features.

A gunman opened fire at a U.S. Secret Service checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and was killed when agents returned …

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