Republicans are blasting what they describe as dangerously lax security after an attempted assassination at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton, where President Donald Trump, the first lady, and top officials were rushed from the ballroom as shots were fired near a security checkpoint.
Authorities have identified the suspect as 31‑year‑old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, who charged a Secret Service screening area outside the main ballroom with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives, shooting a Secret Service agent in the chest before being tackled; the agent survived thanks to a ballistic vest.
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