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Man Charged with Attempted Trump Assassination at Doral

5/4/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Cole Allen was arrested contacting a Secret Service agent at Trump Doral and charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.
He was detained at the club’s security screen around 4:15 p.m. on May 3, 2026 and is now held in Miami.
Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Townsend said the incident did not change Secret Service security posture, despite occurring a week after shots at White House Correspondents’ Dinner injured an agent.

History

Historical Context

The March 30 1981 shooting by John Hinckley Jr. that wounded President Ronald Reagan, press secretary James Brady and two Secret Service agents—six bullets were fired—prompted sweeping upgrades to presidential security and inter-agency coordination and a national debate over the insanity defense. That legacy of tighter protection frames today’s arrest of Cole Allen at Trump’s Doral resort.

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Story summary

Cole Allen was arrested contacting a Secret Service agent at Trump Doral and charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.
He was detained at the club’s security screen around 4:15 p.m. on May 3, 2026 and is now held in Miami.
Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Townsend said the incident did not change Secret Service security posture, despite occurring a week after shots at White House Correspondents’ Dinner injured an agent.

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