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Shotgun Attacker Injures Secret Service, Charged with Attempted Trump Assassination

5/6/2026

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Allen Attempts Assassination

Forensic analysis confirmed a buckshot pellet from the suspect’s shotgun lodged in a Secret Service officer’s vest.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested after firing a shotgun outside Washington Hilton ballroom during White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Federal prosecutors charged Allen with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump among three federal counts.
He posted comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler and urged critics to buy guns.

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Rubio Criticizes Iran

Rubio appeared behind a DJ booth at a family wedding; Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted the video on X.
Administration named Secretary of State Marco Rubio interim press secretary on May 5, 2026, and served as National Security Advisor.
During the briefing, Rubio joked reporters should wear name tags.
Rubio called Iran’s regime radical, Hormuz blockade insane, and described Project Freedom rescuing 23,000 civilians.

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Allen Attempts Assassination

Forensic analysis confirmed a buckshot pellet from the suspect’s shotgun lodged in a Secret Service officer’s vest.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was arrested after firing a shotgun outside Washington Hilton ballroom during White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
Federal prosecutors charged Allen with attempted assassination of President Donald Trump among three federal counts.
He posted comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler and urged critics to buy guns.

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