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Saurabh Shukla, editor-in-chief of Newsmobile, credited the US Secret Service for successfully prevent the attacker from entering the ballroom where the event was underway.
The moment has captured an attention especially after her husband, Charlie Kirk, an ally of Trump, was shot dead in September last year while speaking at Utah Valley University.
The missed opportunity at WHCD, often called "Nerd Prom", comes at a time New York Times found the disapproval for Trump to be at its highest during his second term in office.
Trump event shooting: Donald Trump initially said it was "not a particularly secure building," but later said the ballroom where the event was being held was not breached by the gunman and was "very, very secure"