US EditionTrump First President to Survive Three Active Assassination Attempts
Authorities say the suspect was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and the incident renewed scrutiny of Secret Service security lapses.
- 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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Fox News host Jimmy Failla Caught on Hot Mic Blasting 'Pathetic' Security at WHCD Before the Shooting: 'Two Random Chicks Holding the Front Door Open… They’re Not Even Trying Anymore'
Before the shooting took place on Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Fox News host Jimmy Failla was caught on a hot mic brutally mocking the event’s laughably weak security setup.
Man Who Shot Reagan at Hotel That Hosted WHCD Says Venue Is ‘Just Not a Secure Place’
John Hinckley Jr./X John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 outside the Washington Hilton, said the hotel is “just not a secure” venue. On Saturday, a gunman was arrested near the main security screening area at the hotel, where President Donald Trump, other U.S. officials, and members of the press had gathered for the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. After shots rang out, Trump was whisked away by Secret Service. A…
Hot mic exposes security concerns before Trump assassination attempt
A viral video shows journalists raising concerns about a lack of Secret Service presence moments before a shooting forced the evacuation of President Trump from the White House Correspondents' Dinner
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