Mullin defends WHCA dinner security perimeter, says Secret Service ‘performed their job’

Source: The Hill News · Bias: Center

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday defended the Secret Service’s response to Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, saying agents “performed their job” by preventing the gunman from breaching the second security perimeter. “The security perimeter worked exactly like it was supposed to work, but that’s why we have layers…

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Mullin defends WHCA dinner security perimeter, says Secret Service ‘performed their job’
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Mullin defends WHCA dinner security perimeter, says Secret Service ‘performed their job’

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday defended the Secret Service’s response to Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, saying agents “performed their job” by preventing the gunman from breaching the second security perimeter. “The security perimeter worked exactly like it was supposed to work, but that’s why we have layers…