The U.S. Secret Service stated that threats against its protected individuals have increased by approximately 40% this year compared to the same period last year, with nearly 10,000 incidents recorded to date. Furthermore, the number of mental health interventions has surged tenfold, leading to extreme strain on resources allocated to investigation and protection efforts. This comes just before the resumption of the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, which was originally scheduled for April but was postponed due to the attempted assassination of Trump.