Press dinner shooting suspect charged with attempting to assassinate the president
Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. The White House operations team, US Secret Service, and Department of Homeland Security will review security protocols for major events involving Trump.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump after a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Allen made his first appearance in federal court. Investigators are examining a message allegedly from the suspect. President Trump said he wasn't worried about injuries after the gunfire, but later realized the seriousness of the situation. An eyewitness, Erin Thielman, told CNN the alleged gunman 'dropped right at my feet' before being apprehended. The White House will review security protocols for major events involving Trump. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the shooting, calling political violence unacceptable.
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