The suspected gunman, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, stormed past security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, carrying several weapons. He was arrested, and police found a chilling manifesto. Now, authorities share what they believe could have been the motive behind the horrifying incident.
On Saturday night, a gunman, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, tried to storm into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., carrying several weapons.
One Secret Service officer was shot while trying to stop the armed suspect, who was taken down and arrested. Inside were many Trump Administration officials, including President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alongside many other prominent guests and journalists.
The U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro,, said the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, will be charged with two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and a second crime of assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
In a press briefing shortly after the attack, President Trump said, My impression is he was a lone wolf whack job. These are crazy people.”
He continued, “I saw a room that was just totally unified. It was, in one way, very beautiful, a very beautiful thing. To see a man charge a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons, and he was taken down by some very brave members of the Secret Service, and they acted very quickly. It is always shocking when something like this happens.”
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