Suspect in press gala shooting charged with attempting to kill Trump

Event Overview

Suspect in press gala shooting charged with attempting to kill Trump

Updated 5 days ago
Al Jazeera
CNN
2 articles2 sources
Summary

Cole Tomas Allen was officially charged with trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

What This Means

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

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Suspect in press gala shooting charged with attempting to kill Trump
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
4/28/2026

Suspect in press gala shooting charged with attempting to kill Trump

Cole Tomas Allen was officially charged with trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump.

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.