Fox reporter says WHCD security was so poor they could have smuggled in an ‘explosive’

In the wake of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting Saturday, several guests expressed shock Sunday at what they characterized as an unprecedented lack of security at the event, a dinner attended by President Donald Trump and many of his top officials.

“I was never asked for a key, but could’ve produced one from a different city. Also never asked for ID, and waltzed through the lobby and lower ballroom areas like I owned the place,” wrote Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, a prominent libertarian commentator and radio personality.

“Only saw one [law enforcement] dog by the red carpet, which also had surprisingly lax security. Having been to this event several times as early as 1995, this was probably the least security I’ve encountered.”

Questions quickly mounted around the event. Remarks made moments before the shooting fueled an online frenzy, while additional scrutiny followed reports that journalists were able to move freely, unrestricted, through the scene within hours. The apparent lack of security only prompted further concern.

“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 through a metal detector. I probably could have shown a ticket from a prior year or a fake one as they barely looked at it,” wrote Fox News’ Bill Melugin in a social media post on X.

“From that point, I walked into the hotel with no further security check, and I walked down to the Fox pre-party where there were multiple ballrooms that were absolutely PACKED with attendees. Still did not go through any security at that point. Hypothetically, if I had hidden an explosive in my shoe or my jacket, I would have had no problem getting into one of those ballrooms.”