US EditionCole Allen Attacks WHCA Dinner, Sends Manifesto; Investigation Continues
Authorities say Cole Tomas Allen sent a manifesto to relatives minutes before the attack and intended to target Trump administration officials.
- On Saturday, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, stormed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives before being detained.
- Minutes before the attack, Allen sent a manifesto to family calling himself the 'Friendly Federal Assassin' and detailing plans to target 'administration officials' prioritized by rank.
- One Secret Service agent was shot but saved by a bulletproof vest, while Allen mocked hotel security as 'insane' in his writings, claiming he walked in with weapons unchallenged.
- President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated safely and the gala was canceled; King Charles contacted the president to express relief following the 'shocking scenes'.
- Trump stated the dinner will be rescheduled within 30 days, while the attack marks his third suspected assassination attempt following incidents in Butler, Pennsylvania, and West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2024.
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Cole Allen’s manifesto cites the Bible — so why did Trump say he ‘hates Christians?’
“When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” President Trump said on Fox News, speaking about the alleged culprit behind an attack at the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Cole Allen, the 31-year-old man tackled to the ground of the Capitol Hilton, where the dinner was held, was, according to reporting from independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, a devout Christian, active in the Christian fellowship at CalTech, his alma mater. And …
Read the email the accused shooter sent to his family before the alleged Trump assassination attempt
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night.Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe government filed charges on Monday against Cole Allen, the WHCD shooting suspect.He was charged with attempted assassination of the president, which could land him life in prison.Prosecutors included an email Allen sent before the alleged shooting explaining his actions.Federal prosecutor…
Would-Be Assassin Attempts to Justify Violence Under Guise of Faith
Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old California teacher who stormed a Secret Service checkpoint inside the Washington Hilton on Saturday in an apparent attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump and other administration officials, is expected in court on Monday afternoon. Allen will be charged with two counts of using a firearm and one count of assault on a federal officer. The would-be assassin shot a Secret Service agent in the chest. Thankfu…
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