US EditionTrump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident
Trump said the suspect was quickly subdued and urged Americans to reject political violence after a record-setting crowd was evacuated.
- On Saturday, April 25, 2026, gunfire erupted outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents Association dinner, forcing the rapid evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and other officials.
- Authorities arrested 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, after he bypassed security checkpoints armed with multiple weapons. Officials described Allen as appearing to act alone, though some intelligence figures have publicly questioned that narrative.
- One Secret Service agent was struck by a bullet but survived thanks to his bulletproof vest. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that charges would be filed "shortly" against the suspect.
- President Trump struck an unusually conciliatory tone during an impromptu briefing, calling on Americans to "recommit" and resolve their differences peacefully after the incident. He noted the dinner was intended to unite members of both parties.
- This marks the third assassination attempt on Trump since July 2024, following incidents in Butler, Pennsylvania, and West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump suggested that "the most impactful people" face unique threats, framing the pattern as a sign of his presidency's success.
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Analysis by Stephen Collinson The attacker who allegedly attempted to attack President Donald Trump's cabinet during an annual dinner in celebration of freedom of expression revealed the growing political violence that endangers fundamental rights like these. The attack on Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Association event followed a trend of lonely attackers with apparently political motives, whose actions, in an era of outrage,…
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President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years.
Trump calls for unity and healing after another violent incident
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target,…
President Donald Trump was gloomyly thoughtful and unusually conciliatory after facing what, according to him, was a third attempt against his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal policy had turned him into a repeated target, but also called for unity and healing in an increasingly violent world. "It's always shocking when something like this happens. It happened to me, a little bit. And that never changes," Trump told rep…
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