US EditionTrump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?
- On Saturday, a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington forced the rapid evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance.
- Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, allegedly opened fire near security screening during the event, which Trump attended amid protests from over 250 journalists demanding a forceful condemnation.
- One Secret Service agent survived after a bullet struck his body armor, preventing what Trump called a potential tragedy, while authorities describe Allen as a "lone actor" despite scrutiny over security lapses.
- During a press conference late Saturday, Trump described the suspect as a "sick person" and "lone wolf whack job," claiming he is "honored" by the multiple assassination attempts.
- This marks the third known attempt on Trump's life since 2024, following incidents in Butler, Pennsylvania, and Florida; retired Army Green Beret Chief Warrant Officer 4 Eric Schwalm publicly challenged the lone-actor narrative.
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News and TribuneTrump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident
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.
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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