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Trump First President to Survive Three Active Assassination Attempts

The gunman was quickly detained after injuring a Secret Service agent, while online conspiracy claims spread within hours, officials and commentators said.

  • On Saturday, April 25, 2026, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, wounding a Secret Service agent before law enforcement detained him; President Donald Trump was the target.
  • Trump is the only U.S. president to face three assassination attempts involving gunfire within his tenure, with all three occurring over the last 22 months in an escalating pattern of direct threats.
  • Investigators linked Allen to an anti-Trump manifesto sent to relatives before the incident, while White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino and White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair shared photos of Trump consulting with his team immediately after the harrowing exit.
  • Condemning the violence, Boone County Democrats Chair Deborah Finley stated, "The level of violence in this country is just ramping up," while others urged resolving political differences without aggression.
  • Political science professor Charles Zug noted, "It's just much easier for the individual to bring about violence on a mass and rapid scale than it was even 40, 50 years ago," highlighting evolving weapons technology and gun access.
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The Daily Caller broke the news in Washington, United States on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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