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April 26, 2026
Shooting Incident at White House Correspondents' Dinner Raises Security Concerns
- Cole Tomas Allen, the shooter, had a manifesto listing Trump administration officials as primary targets and expressed anti-Trump sentiments.
- Investigators confirmed Allen sent writings to family members shortly before the shooting, detailing his grievances against the administration.
- The FBI is investigating the incident, with Allen facing federal charges for assaulting a federal officer.
15 Sources
- Again, a Gunman Got Perilously Close to TrumpApr 26, 2026 at 4:55 AM · NYT
- Acting US attorney general says WHCD suspect was likely targeting Trump administration officialsApr 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM · Reuters
- Preliminary investigation suggests WHCD shooter was targeting Trump admin, Acting AG Blanche saysApr 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM · NBC
- Trump officials believed to be WHCD gunman's target, acting AG saysApr 26, 2026 at 1:36 PM · Axios
- This isn't the time to change gun laws, acting AG Blanche saysApr 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM · Axios
- Correspondents’ Dinner Suspect Appears to Have Targeted Trump Officials, Blanche SaysApr 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM · NYT
- Trump calls for unity after correspondents’ dinner shooting. But will it last?Apr 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM · Independent
- Trump targeted by ‘sick’ shooter who called himself the ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’Apr 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM · Independent
- King Charles’s US state visit will go ahead as planned after Washington shooting, Buckingham Palace saysApr 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM · Independent
- Trump and officials 'likely' targets of press dinner shooting suspect, authorities believeApr 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM · BBC
- ‘Are we about to die?’: What Oz the Mentalist saw as he and Trump locked eyes on the ballroom floorApr 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM · Independent
- Washington in shock after White House press dinner shooting: ‘an angry, polarized nation’Apr 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM · The Guardian
- Security around Trump has 'tightened' since Pennsylvania assassination attempt: House RepublicanApr 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM · The Hill
- Johnson: Trump is 'strongest in times of crisis'Apr 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM · The Hill
- Anti-Trump sentiment being examined as motive for White House press dinner shootingApr 26, 2026 at 9:38 PM · The Guardian