Cole Allen Attacks WHCA Dinner, Sends Manifesto; Investigation Continues
Authorities say Cole Tomas Allen sent a manifesto to relatives minutes before the attack and intended to target Trump administration officials.
- On Saturday, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, stormed a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives before being detained.
- Minutes before the attack, Allen sent a manifesto to family calling himself the 'Friendly Federal Assassin' and detailing plans to target 'administration officials' prioritized by rank.
- One Secret Service agent was shot but saved by a bulletproof vest, while Allen mocked hotel security as 'insane' in his writings, claiming he walked in with weapons unchallenged.
- President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated safely and the gala was canceled; King Charles contacted the president to express relief following the 'shocking scenes'.
- Trump stated the dinner will be rescheduled within 30 days, while the attack marks his third suspected assassination attempt following incidents in Butler, Pennsylvania, and West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2024.
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Cole Tomas Allen called Trump a “pedophile, rapist, and traitor,” and targeted other administration officials except Kash Patel. ... The post Attempted Assassination Suspect’s Manifesto Targeted Admin Officials, Ridiculed Lax Security at Hilton appeared first on The New American.
Cole Allen’s manifesto cites the Bible — so why did Trump say he ‘hates Christians?’
“When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” President Trump said on Fox News, speaking about the alleged culprit behind an attack at the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Cole Allen, the 31-year-old man tackled to the ground of the Capitol Hilton, where the dinner was held, was, according to reporting from independent journalist Ken Klippenstein, a devout Christian, active in the Christian fellowship at CalTech, his alma mater. And …
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