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'Rambo' Gunman Cole Allen 'Armed to the Teeth' in Alleged Plot to Kill Trump at White House Dinner, Prosecutor Says

Federal prosecutors say phone data and a six-minute video show Cole Allen tracked Trump’s location and planned the attack after his dinner attendance was confirmed.

  • Federal prosecutors released a six-minute video Thursday showing 31-year-old Cole Allen, a former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory intern, attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner on April 25.
  • According to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Allen began planning the attack as soon as the President confirmed his attendance, relying on a manifesto that alludes to him without naming him directly.
  • Investigators recovered phone data tracking the President's location within the hotel, while Pirro confirmed that a pellet from Allen's Mossberg shotgun was found embedded in a Secret Service agent's vest.
  • Allen appeared in court Monday facing charges including attempted presidential assassination and interstate transportation of weapons, though his defense attorneys have questioned whether he actually fired his gun.
  • This incident follows two previous attempts on the President's life during his 2024 campaign, including a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania and a separate incident at his golf club in Florida.
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PJ Media broke the news on Sunday, May 3, 2026.
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