Trump can’t secure a dinner, yet claims he wants to secure the Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump has proven to the world that he has no chance of securing the Strait of Hormuz after his team failed to secure a dinner event.

Trump couldn’t even secure the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, yet claims he wants to secure the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/whwVf369wX

— Iran Exclusive (@24_70xu) April 26, 2026

The annual White House Correspondents’ dinner took place at the Washington Hilton on April 25. However, it did not go as planned.

The Secret Service had to rush Donald Trump and other ‘important’ people out of the dinner. This was after an armed man “charged a US Secret Service checkpoint”. Security staff tackled him to the ground and handcuffed him.

President Trump and dignitaries rushed out of WHCA dinner during security incident. Unclear what happened. @CBSNews

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 26, 2026

The shooting happened on the level above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents Association dinner was.
I don’t think people hearing about this — or even those of us in the room — realized how far from the president, VP and other guests this incident was. It was on… pic.twitter.com/TO5VEJdB0Q

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 26, 2026

The US Attorney General has since stated that the shooter was targeting ‘Trump administration officials’.

I think a *very* important clarification here is that in the live speech she said:

“Trump administration officials” not “Trump and administration officials”

If they had evidence of Trump being the core target, they’d be milking that.

This suggests there may already be evidence… https://t.co/rjGm7FKqOU

— Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) April 26, 2026

I wonder if Trump and his pals have thought about being slightly less wanker-y?

Maybe then fewer people would want to kill them.

Trump — lack of security

On social media, multiple journalists have highlighted the lack of security at the building’s entrance.

This was the only thing required for entry into the Washington Hilton ballroom. There was no security screening prior to entering the lobby. #WHCD pic.twitter.com/8T6inBmQTX

— Misha Komadovsky (@komadovsky) April 26, 2026

Attendees were able to join the ‘pre-party’ — where multiple ballrooms were packed with guests without going through any security.

It was only when they moved into the main ballroom that guests had to pass through metal detectors, empty their pockets, and get a pat-down.

Even Fox News correspondents said security was “lacking severely”. 

My thoughts on the security at the WHCD last night.

The first exterior security for me was on the street outside of the hotel. I flashed my ticket and was waved through in one second. My name was not checked against any list, I showed no ID, I was not patted down and did not go…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 26, 2026

So, how is a man, or his administration, who cannot even secure a dinner event at a hotel, supposed to secure the Strait of Hormuz?

Trump couldn’t even secure the bottles of champagne that journalists and influencers proceeded to steal.

 

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This a an accurate description.
This guy had near zero chance of getting near the President

This was the equivalent of firing shots at the White House from outside the fence https://t.co/9K5bkricts

— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 26, 2026

Already, conspiracy theories are flying around social media. From Karoline Leavitt saying “there will be shots fired” before the event, to the smirks of US officials and staff after the event, and Kash Patel, the Director of the FBI, just chilling while people hide under tables.

Of course, none of this proves anything. On the contrary, it just goes to show the absolute absurdity that surrounds the whole Trump administration.

But one thing is clear, though: Trump will find a way to milk the not-so-near shooting as an excuse to wage war somewhere. Whether it’s through more damaging US policies, shutting down protests and free speech, or in West Asia. He will make sure someone, somewhere, suffers because of his team’s incompetence.

How can the world sit and watch as an orange muppet pretends to win the illegal war against Iran and to ‘secure’ the Strait of Hormuz when he and his team cannot even safely attend an annual dinner event?

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