White House to discuss presidential security, stands by Secret Service


White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - White House ⁠chief of staff Susie Wiles will ‌hold a meeting this week on presidential security after a shooting near a ​gathering of journalists and ⁠administration officials in ⁠Washington, a senior White House official told ⁠Reuters ‌on Monday.

The official said President Trump and the ⁠White House stand by the leadership ​of ‌the U.S. Secret Service following the ⁠shooting ​outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was ⁠being held.

Wiles is expected ​to meet early this week with leaders of the Secret Service and ⁠the Homeland Security department to discuss "protocol and practices" for major events involving Trump, the senior official said.

The ​meeting will examine ⁠Saturday's security response and also look ​at "everything possible" to ‌keep future events safe, ​the official added.

(Reporting by Bo Erickson; Editing by Katharine Jackson)

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