Salena Zito points to perimeter security concerns after incident: ‘That’s where the scrutiny should start’

Published May 3, 2026 3:34pm ET | Updated May 3, 2026 3:34pm ET



Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito said security concerns surrounding President Donald Trump should focus on perimeter protections after a third assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner that echoed vulnerabilities she observed during a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“It appears to me that the men and women that are with him, his detail, that are the closest to him … are very on top of things, very reactionary and very protective,” Zito said on Fox News Live on Saturday. “But it looks like it’s in the details surrounding the perimeters … that is the problem.”

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