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White House Correspondents' dinner was taking place in the ballroom on a floor below. The president, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice-President JD Vance were also rushed out of the room by security. Officials
White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, [identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/suspected-gunman-white-house-press-dinner-trump-named-cole-tomas-allen), from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today. He is expected to be formally
White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is [due to appear in court later today](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-motive). He is expected to be formally
White House Correspondents’ Association dinner had been successful in detaining the suspect before he could do further harm. The attacker was successfully brought to the ground, with the only injury to attendees being
correspondents’ association dinner?** The annual event is a tradition that dates back to the 1920s, and is a fixture in the US political calendar. Most presidents have attended at least one, and often make self
using a "very very serious" weapon. The president later posted a photo of a shirtless man on the floor with his hands cuffed behind his back with Secret Service officers standing around him. Acting
using a dangerous weapon, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. Authorities said Allen [charged through a security perimeter](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/g-s1-118807/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner) at the Washington Hilton where the annual event
Correspondents’ Association’s](https://whca.press/) (WHCA) annual dinner – men in tuxedos, women in dresses – diving under the circular tables and, almost as if acting on a cue, did likewise. It was a scene from