White House Correspondents' Dinner 2026 shooting disruption

[Bazza]

Gunman in custody after charging gala with Trump attending; motive unclear

President Donald Trump was attending the dinner, which was being held at the Washington Hilton Hotel, for the first time as commander-in-chief.

www.nbcnews.com

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What to know​

• President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, several administration officials and members of Congress were evacuated from the room after shots rang last night at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
• One person is in custody in connection with the incident at the Washington Hilton hotel and he will be arraigned on two charges, Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., said.
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tells NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that a motive is still under investigation, but “preliminary” findings indicate the suspect was targeting administration officials.
• The suspect charged at a Secret Service checkpoint in the hotel's lobby armed with multiple weapons, D.C. police said. He then exchanged gunfire with law enforcement and was tackled, police said.
• He is believed to have acted alone, authorities said.
• The suspect was not shot but taken to a local hospital, police said. A Secret Service agent struck in his bulletproof was released from the hospital earlier today, a source said.
• The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, a federal official familiar with the case told NBC News.

 

[Bazza]

Those inside the ballroom for the White House Correspondents dinner provided reaction to a shooting that led to an officer being injured, a suspect being arrested, with Trump and guests evacuating.
0:00 - 2:33 White House Correspondents dinner shooting scene and reporters reaction
2:34 - 3:30 USA TODAY reporter on White House Correspondents dinner shooting
3:31 - 4:02 CNN's Wolf Blitizer says he was close to gunman at time of shooting
4:03 - 5:29 Actor Zachary Levi on WH press dinner shooting
5:30 - 6:06 Dana White says tables were flipped over, called shooting 'crazy' experience
6:07 - 6:23 Stephen A. Smith 'heard a pop' during shooting
6:24 - 7:42 USA TODAY correspondent Susan Page left to wonder about shooting suspect's motivation

 

[Bazza]

Images of the shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner have been released on US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social.

 

[Bazza]

Law enforcement identified the suspect as Cole Allen of Torrance, California. Sources told ABC News he was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel and was believed to have booked a room in early April.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

[me] I’m so tired of this.

[them] Tired of what?

[me] *gestures vaguely*

I keep losing my mind and thinking we’re better than this. We are turning into a nation of lunatics and I’m glad I won’t live long enough to see the transition complete.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

[me] I’m so tired of this.

[them] Tired of what?

[me] *gestures vaguely*

I keep losing my mind and thinking we’re better than this. We are turning into a nation of lunatics and I’m glad I won’t live long enough to see the transition complete.

want to feel worse? Read a comment section on this. We have lunatics, but we also have morons that think it was staged.

 

[Bazza]

I know it's early and more will come out, but I'm mostly interested in how this person became "radicalized".

For me - that is the most important aspect in understanding why an event like this happens.

 

[spidermayin]

Seems like security was lacking

 

[spidermayin]

I know it's early and more will come out, but I'm mostly interested in how this person became "radicalized".

For me - that is the most important aspect in understanding why an event like this happens.

I am really easy going and Trump's behavior makes me rage, so it's no shock to me how there are people out there that are much crazier than me wanting to off people in the administration. If we had a "normal" president, this wouldn't be happening.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I am really easy going and Trump's behavior makes me rage, so it's no shock to me how there are people out there that are much crazier than me wanting to off people in the administration. If we had a "normal" president, this wouldn't be happening.

I also don't find it astounding at all. Unless they built him a Popemobile, I expect him to disappear from the public...

 

[Ledsteplin]

Seems like security was lacking

The detectors should be farther out. It was too close in the lobby.

 

[CrimsonJazz]

I know it's early and more will come out, but I'm mostly interested in how this person became "radicalized".

For me - that is the most important aspect in understanding why an event like this happens.

 

[Bazza]

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The long march through the institutions worked. He is a educational success story.

Real evil is often done by very smart, educated people. They have the mental HP to evade the obvious.

That infamous German regime was populated with PhDs from what were some of the best schools on the planet.

 

[Bazza]

I am really easy going and Trump's behavior makes me rage, so it's no shock to me how there are people out there that are much crazier than me wanting to off people in the administration. If we had a "normal" president, this wouldn't be happening.

IMO, Biden did more damage to the country during his presidency than any president in history. Trust me.....he made me "rage", as well. But you didn't see people trying to "off" him.

What they did instead was to beat Kamala through VOTING..

You know...the old fashioned way.....to get rid of a politician you don't want to see elected.

I really don't understand why these ticked off people don't go after Biden. Harris, and their team........for letting this president get elected in the first place. And I don't mean go after them with violence. Just rail on them like they are doing with Trump.

Get something going so voters can get behind you. The TDS stuff seems like a losing strategy to me....

 

[crimsonaudio]

Waiting patiently for the SLPC to call the far left radicals a danger.

 

[Bazza]

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I am still confused how the hell this guy got as far as he did carrying a shotgun, handguns and several knives. The way every article reads, it is saying he posed as a hotel guest, yet he was carrying all that?

 

[Huckleberry]

Kari Lake would feel right at home in this thread.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Kari Lake would feel right at home in this thread.

 

[Huckleberry]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048542347869192532

O'DONNELL: In his manifesto, he wrote that 'I'm no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.' What's your reaction?

TRUMP: I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you're horrible people. I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody. I'm not a pedophile. Excuse me. You read that crap from a sick person. I was totally exonerated. You should be ashamed of yourself, reading that. You're a disgrace.






Totally exonerated? Release the files.