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Story summary
- Gunman 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen opened fire at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on April 25, 2026, in Washington Hilton, shooting a Secret Service agent before being tackled.
- CAA agent Michael Glantz stayed seated eating a burrata salad as gunfire erupted.
- President Donald Trump considered a “speech of love” but did not return.
- The Correspondents Association will meet on relocating dinner, an option Trump floated to White House ballroom.
