White House press dinner shooting suspect could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump, says Blanche

Event Overview

Timeline: Trump assassination attempts and security incidents

Updated 6 days ago
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Timeline reveals assassination attempts on Trump, including incidents during his presidency and campaign rallies. This cluster currently includes 9 articles from 6 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 9 articles from 6 sources. Sources in this event include Al Jazeera, Associated Press, CNN, and others.

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Timeline: Trump assassination attempts and security incidents
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
4/26/2026

Timeline: Trump assassination attempts and security incidents

Donald Trump and top White House officials were evacuated from an annual media gala event after an armed man stormed the lobby and opened fire. The suspect was arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton hotel and taken into custody. US media identified him as.

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press4/26/2026

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner. Trump unharmed

President Donald Trump was unharmed and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association after a man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby and opened fire. The shooting suspect was taken into custody and identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of.

How Washington’s biggest annual dinner transformed into chaos — and a crime scene | CNN Politics
CNN
CNN
Left
4/26/2026

How Washington’s biggest annual dinner transformed into chaos — and a crime scene

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were seated on the stage of the cavernous Washington Hilton ballroom just after 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday evening, playfully engaging with the evening’s entertainer, mentalist Oz Pearlman. Just outside, a man sprinted through a security checkpoint with a shotgun in hand.

Suspected shooter was likely targeting Trump administration officials, Blanche says
NBC News
NBC News
Lean Left
4/26/2026

Suspected Correspondents' Dinner shooter was likely targeting Trump officials, Todd Blanche says

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that he believes the suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was targeting administration officials, noting "we're still looking into" whether President Donald Trump was specifically targeted. Blanche stressed that the investigation was "quite.

White House journalists’ gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence
The Guardian US4/26/2026

White House journalists’ gala ended like many US events do: with gun violence

Shooting reveals how political violence has become feature of American life on a night dedicated to press freedom Ahead of this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner, conversations centered on the role of the media and freedom of the press as journalists prepared to dine with the president. Instead of a speech.

White House press dinner shooting suspect could be charged with trying to assassinate Trump, says Blanche
The Guardian US4/26/2026

Acting attorney general says suspect in White House press dinner shooting was likely targeting Trump administration officials

Acting attorney general says suspect was believed to have been targeting top Trump administration officials The gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night could be charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump, the acting US.

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press4/26/2026

Shots fired as gunman charges toward ballroom at White House correspondents' dinner. Trump unharmed

President Donald Trump was unharmed and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association after a man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby and opened fire. The shooting suspect was taken into custody and identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of.

Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Associated Press4/26/2026

Gunman at Trump dinner was believed to have been targeting administration officials, Blanche says

President Donald Trump was unharmed and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association after a man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby and opened fire. The shooting suspect was taken into custody and identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of.

Security officials react as a shooter opens fire during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Reuters
Reuters
Center
4/26/2026

Trump was likely target of shooting at White House Correspondents' dinner, says US official

Reporting by Bo ​Erickson, Nandita Bose, Jana Winter, Steve Holland, Kanishka Singh, Tim Reid, Jonathan Landay, Steve Gorman, Trevor Hunnicutt, Susan Heavey, Jasper Ward, Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk and Andrea Shalal in Washington; Writing by Tim Reid; Editing by William Mallard, Sergio Non and Ross Colvin Our.