Trump Says Washington Hilton ‘Not a Particularly Secure Building’, Demands Ballroom at White House

President Donald Trump described the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the Washington Correspondents Dinner was being held, as “not a particularly secure building,” and added that “we need the ballroom.”

During a press conference, hours after shots were heard at the hotel – leading to Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and several other Cabinet members being escorted out – Trump spoke about the need for the ballroom. Trump expressed that there was a need for “levels of security that probably nobody’s ever seen before.”

“We looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight, and I will say, it’s not a particularly secure building,” Trump said. “I didn’t want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we’re planning at the White House.”

“It’s actually a larger room,” Trump added, speaking about the ballroom at the White House. Trump pointed out