What America loses when the president becomes untouchable

In just more than 20 months, an American president has survived three assassination attempts – most recently on April 25, when a gunman reached the terrace level of the Washington Hilton while Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and most of the Cabinet were inside.

Within hours, Trump told reporters that the Hilton "is not a particularly secure building" and pointed to his planned White House ballroom, with a secure bunker underneath, as the answer. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, suggested the Secret Service may need to reconsider putting the president and vice president at the same public events at all. The agency's acting director has told Congress that it faces a "new reality" requiring more resources and more distance.