First Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination
Cole Tomas Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president after being apprehended with multiple weapons outside the White House correspondents’ dinner. Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive, though a manifesto referencing strong political sentiments was cited in the affidavit. The incident has sparked debate over security and renewed calls to advance a controversial White House renovation project.
- ▪Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate the president and faces up to a life sentence.
- ▪Allen was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a pistol, and three knives when stopped outside the Hilton hotel during the correspondents’ dinner.
- ▪A manifesto allegedly sent by Allen to family members referred to the president as a 'pedophile, rapist, and traitor.'
- ▪The Trump administration has cited the incident to push for completion of a $40m White House ballroom project.
- ▪All 22 members of the National Science Board overseeing the National Science Foundation were fired by the Trump administration.
- ▪King Charles is set to address Congress amid strained US-UK relations and concerns over diplomatic optics.
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Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, stands with acting attorney general Todd Blanche as she speaks at a news conference about the case of Cole Tomas Allen. Photograph: Leigh Vogel/UPI/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenJeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, stands with acting attorney general Todd Blanche as she speaks at a news conference about the case of Cole Tomas Allen. Photograph: Leigh Vogel/UPI/ShutterstockFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassinationAlleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence.
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