Day: April 26, 2026
President Donald Trump and his officials were the “likely” targets of a suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said.
The suspect, named by US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested after police said he opened fire near a security checkpoint during the event at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday.
Blanche, speaking to NBC News, said the alleged gunman’s motive is still under investigation, but that “preliminary” findings suggest he was targeting administration officials.
Trump, who was rushed off the stage to safety, told reporters at a briefing after the shooting on Saturday: “I can’t imagine that there’s any profession that’s more dangerous”.
In a statement on Sunday, the White House said Trump “stands fearless” after surviving, alongside cabinet members, “an assassination attempt when shots were fired”.
The White House Correspondents’ Association president, Weijia Jiang, called the attack “harrowing”.
On Sunday, Jiang, who was sat next to Trump at the dinner, thanked the Secret Service for actions which “protected thousands of guests”. She added the board will meet and determine how to proceed, and will release updates when available.
Trump told Fox News that the suspect “had a lot of hatred in his heart for a while”, and said his family knew he had “difficulties”. He added that the suspect had a “manifesto”.
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The acting US attorney general says the gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was believed to be targeting Trump administration officials, having travelled to Washington from Los Angeles by train. Also in the programme: A man described as having chronicled the soul of India, the photographer Raghu Rai, has died aged eighty-three; Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race; BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world’s worst nuclear accident; and an update on the violence in Mali. (Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted out of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. Credit: Reuters)
Social media was flooded with conspiracy theories after gunshots were reported at the White House correspondents’ dinner. In a now-common phenomenon after breaking news moments, prominent influencers jumped to fill the information vacuum with speculation. https://t.co/AF6vtOlTid
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— Reuters (@Reuters) April 26, 2026
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