US EditionNew Review of Trump Security Underway After WHCD
- On Saturday, April 25, 2026, 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen stormed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance were in attendance.
- Video made public by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed details previously missing from official court records, showing a police dog following Allen into a side room moments before he breached the checkpoint.
- Secret Service officers apprehended Allen "mere feet away from the ballroom where his primary target was located." Allen emailed a 1,000-word manifesto to his family before the attack, armed with a shotgun, pistol, and knives.
- White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will lead a meeting this week with the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security to review security protocols. Officials are examining successful steps while "exploring additional options" for future events.
- This attack marks the third time in less than two years a gunman has come close to Trump, renewing tension over public-facing security demands. The president faces upcoming high-profile events including the nation's 250th anniversary celebration.
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K-9 appears to sniff out White House Correspondents Dinner shooter – but get pulled back
A K9 providing security at the White House Correspondents Dinner appears to have gotten a sniff of a would-be assassin plotting a horrible crime – but walked away just seconds before it happened, new security footage released appears to show.
Shooting at dinner attended by Trump spotlights US hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem
The suspect charged with storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday mocked security measures at the Washington Hilton that allowed him to get close to United States President Donald Trump. “I expected security cameras at every bend, bugged hotel rooms, armed agents every 10 feet, metal detectors out the wazoo,” the hotel guest identified by law enforcement as Cole Allen…
Here’s a Better Idea Than Trying to Assassinate the President
Cole Allen, the 31-year-old California man who, by his own admission, armed himself and attempted to breach the security at this past weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, was officially charged this week with attempting to assassinate the president. The case—at least what’s been publicly disclosed—is still quite murky; questions remain about whether Allen even fired his gun in the bowels of the Washington Hilton Hotel. Still, the takeaw…
The ‘friendly federal assassin’: Decoding the dark spiritual roots of Cole Allen, Left's embrace of assassination culture
Make no mistake: This was not a random act of violence. This was ideological and spiritual warfare unleashed yet again by a very troubled and tortured human being on the Left. #ColeThomasAllen #politicalviolence #assassinationculture #Trump #ColeAllen #WHCDshooting #WashingtonHilton #Trumpassassinationattempt2026 #CharlieKirkmurder #politicalrhetoric #Leftwingextremism
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