US EditionWhite House Dinner Shooting Won't Deter Me From Winning Iran War
Trump said the gunman was quickly subdued and one officer was shot but saved by a vest, according to the president.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump and dignitaries were evacuated during the White House Correspondents dinner after 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen charged a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons.
- Secret Service agents returned fire, successfully apprehending Allen, who was armed with a shotgun; one officer was shot but saved by a bulletproof vest, Trump said.
- Trump shared security footage on Truth Social depicting the confrontation, calling the shooter 'sick' while stating the incident would not deter him from the Iran war.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that Allen is under interrogation, with charges anticipated in the near future; law enforcement has commenced a search of the gunman's residence in California.
- President Trump noted this incident reflects broader security challenges, referencing two previous assassination attempts in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Palm Beach, Florida, within the past two years.
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White House dinner shooting won't deter me from winning Iran war
The United States President, Donald Trump, has said the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner would not deter him from winning the war in Iran. Trump made the remark while noting that the shooting is unrelated to the war in Iran. He said this during his White House address to reporters after the horrifying security incident, noting, “It’s not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. I am uncertain if that was invo…
In the midst of the confusion, the president was quickly surrounded by agents of the Secret Service, with arms in hand
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A few hours after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner which he was attending, Donald Trump asserted that the incident would not affect his determination to "win the war in Iran".
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