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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bruce Golding

Ex-Secret Service agents see security gap after DC dinner attack: ‘A positive outcome, not a successful one’

The gunman who tried to storm into the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner exposed gaps that need to be closed to prevent future attacks, former Secret Service agents say.

"The system worked. Could it be much better? Yes," Bobby McDonald, who protected then-presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, told The Independent on Monday. "We had a positive outcome, not a successful one."

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