US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the suspect behind a shooting incident at a media gala in Washington was a "would-be assassin," adding that the man was "armed with multiple weapons."
The man charged past a security checkpoint, Trump told a press briefing at the White House, adding: "One officer was shot but saved by the fact that he was wearing a, obviously, a very good bulletproof vest."
"We looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight, and I will say, you know, it's not a particularly secure building," the US leader added.
Trump describes shooter at media gala as 'lone wolf'
President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes the suspected shooter who stormed the White House correspondents' dinner was a "lone wolf."
"In my opinion, he was a lone wolf," Trump said, describing the man as a "whack job" and saying he felt there was no reason to believe the attack was connected to the war in Iran.
Trump says gala venue 'not a particularly secure building'
US President Donald Trump said the Washington hotel hosting Saturday's White House correspondents' dinner -- where a would-be assassin exchanged gunfire with security agents -- was "not a particularly secure" facility.
"We looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight, and I will say, you know, it's not a particularly secure building," Trump said of the Washington Hilton hotel that has hosted major political events since it opened in 1965.