Cole Tomas Allen
alleged White House Correspondents' dinner shooter (born 1995)
Photo: Washington D.C. Secret Service agents, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Jul 26
Trump returns to WHCA dinner three months after assassination attempt, calls journalists 'enemies of the people' and jokes about third term
The president addressed the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Friday night for the first time, months after an armed man tried to storm the original venue on April 25. The rescheduled event took place at the Waldorf Astoria under heavy security, with Trump mixing insults and jokes about a third term.
- Jul 25
Trump defends free speech, jokes about third term at correspondents' dinner rescheduled after shooting
President Donald Trump, 80, spoke on July 24 at the Waldorf Astoria, three months after a gunman interrupted the original event. He gave reporters his phone number and joked about a third term, mixing praise for the Secret Service with attacks on journalists and political rivals.