WASHINGTON — The gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night has been identified as Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif. — with President Trump calling him a likely “lone wolf whack job” who “looked pretty evil.”
The 31-year-old, identified by federal law enforcement sources, was arrested after allegedly entering the Washington Hilton hotel and charging toward the ballroom where Trump and roughly 2,500 guests had assembled.
US President Donald Trump has called a shooter who tried to rush the White House Correspondents’ gala, ‘a sick person.’ Trump says the man was heavily armed, but was apprehended by the Secret Service. pic.twitter.com/C9YEqsFVJl
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) April 26, 2026
Protestor who attempted to ram President Trump’s vehicle motorcade while the shooting took place tonight at WHCD was wearing a Keffiyeh.
If this was a Muslim inspired shooting by a Palestinian or Iranian, people must be made to pay severely. pic.twitter.com/pdeIY2x482
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) April 26, 2026
So, there you have press members STEALING wine bottles: this is who the press is!
Repugnant! pic.twitter.com/IlLlmdciXV— TeslaBoomerPapa (@TeslaBoomerPapa) April 26, 2026
🚨FOX NEWS CUTS REPORTER OFF AIR AFTER IT IS SUGGESTED SHOOTING WAS PRE-PLANNED AND OTHERS KNEW
This must be investigated https://t.co/nPH9sdlZkr pic.twitter.com/TUJwg9vF3J
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) April 26, 2026
WHCD Shooter Identified as Cole Allen, a 30-Year-Old Former ‘Teacher of the Month’ from California
READ: https://t.co/hE7Qmyu7oU pic.twitter.com/4MKnAkyFtt
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) April 26, 2026
testsubjectx1, Hermes and Mauser
