https://goresee.com/videos/watch/5fa55e4e-7bbc-4d21-bf0d-3977ab40fe6a On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and members of the Cabinet were evacuated from the event by the Secret Service. Law enforcement officials identified the shooter as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, an academic tutor from Torrance, California who intended to target multiple Trump administration officials. Allen was arrested near the screening area outside the banquet hall after running past the security checkpoint while armed and tripping and falling to the ground in the process. He was staying at the hotel as a guest. One officer was struck in his bullet-resistant vest and was admitted to a hospital but was later released. Allen was taken to the hospital for a single knee injury despite not being hit by gunfire. A manifesto written by Allen criticized Trump administration policies, referred to himself as the "Friendly Federal Assassin", and stated that he intended to target administration officials. The manifesto did not name Trump, but stated "I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes". The dinner was rescheduled for July 24, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:55:27 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://goresee.com https://goresee.com/lazy-static/avatars/bb9fff0d-960e-4039-8f1f-2caff7abf25e.png https://goresee.com/videos/watch/5fa55e4e-7bbc-4d21-bf0d-3977ab40fe6a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://goresee.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.