Wire›2026 04 28›Correspondents 039 Dinner Suspect Charged With Trying To Assassinate Trump
The Wire/April 28, 2026
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Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate Trump

Cole Allen, the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, was charged with trying to assassinate President Trump.

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