Trump condemns suspect in White House press dinner shooting as "sick," citing anti-Christian manifesto and raising security concerns.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (April 26, 2026) that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on Saturday night (April 25) was a “pretty sick guy” who had been flagged to law enforcement by family members.
Mr. Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, had posted what Mr. Trump described as an “anti-Christian” manifesto.
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The suspect was identified as Cole Tomas Allen, a man from California. President Donald Trump said he had left a 'strongly…
President Donald Trump said Sunday a suspect arrested in connection with a Washington shooting incident had a 'manifesto' and…
President Donald Trump says suspect wrote an anti-Christian declaration and is 'sick guy'.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, is identified as the suspect in a shooting incident near a high-profile Washington dinner attended by Trump.
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