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Gunman Shoots White House Dinner, Anti-Trump Manifesto; Heaton Urges Civility

4/27/2026

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Gunman Cole Allen opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C., wounding an officer.
Allen posted an online manifesto targeting administration officials with anti-Trump and anti-Christian statements, prompting his brother to alert Connecticut police and his sister to report increasingly radical remarks before the attack.
Actress Patricia Heaton publicly urged left-leaning friends to curb incendiary language, citing the 2025 Charlie Kirk assassination and condemning demonizing voters.

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Gunman Cole Allen opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C., wounding an officer.
Allen posted an online manifesto targeting administration officials with anti-Trump and anti-Christian statements, prompting his brother to alert Connecticut police and his sister to report increasingly radical remarks before the attack.
Actress Patricia Heaton publicly urged left-leaning friends to curb incendiary language, citing the 2025 Charlie Kirk assassination and condemning demonizing voters.