Accused media gala gunman charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

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Accused media gala gunman charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Updated 4 days ago
CNN
France 24
2 articles2 sources
Summary

A man accused of trying to open fire on a media gala attended by Donald Trump in Washington this weekend was charged in court Monday with trying to assassinate the Republican president. Cole Allen, 31, faces a sentence. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include CNN, France 24.

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Cole Tomas Allen’s social media posts compared Trump to Hitler, encouraged others to buy guns | CNN
CNN
CNN
Left
4/27/2026

Cole Tomas Allen’s social media posts compared Trump to Hitler, encouraged others to buy guns

The suspect charged in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting shared posts comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and encouraged others critical of his presidency to purchase guns, according to a CNN review of two social media accounts that appear to belong to him. The accounts linked to 31-year-old.

Accused media gala gunman charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
France 24
France 24
Lean Left
4/28/2026

Accused media gala gunman charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

A man accused of trying to open fire on a media gala attended by Donald Trump in Washington this weekend was charged in court Monday with trying to assassinate the Republican president. Cole Allen, 31, faces a sentence of up to life in prison if convicted of attempting to kill Trump during the White House.