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The post also questioned how Allen was able to get so close to the president with multiple weapons.

This is actually among the most legitimate questions raised by the incident — but it points to a security failure, not a staged event.

Multiple journalists who attended the dinner noted that identification was not checked at the hotel entrance, invitations were not formally verified, metal detectors were only encountered on the floor above the ballroom, and hotel guests had general access to much of the building.

US Representative Mike Lawler, who was at the dinner, described it plainly as a ‘security failure.’ That is an uncomfortable fact about the vulnerability of the event — not evidence that it was orchestrated.