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U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C.<\/a>, Jeanine Pirro said federal prosecutors have a \u201csolid case\u201d against the suspect accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, pointing to evidence of planning, intent and a growing body of digital and physical evidence.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a solid case,\u201d Pirro said during an appearance on Fox News, noting investigators have already identified a manifesto and clear statements of intent. \u201cIt\u2019s very clear what his intent was\u2026 it was to kill the president.\u201d<\/p>\n Pirro said the case is strengthened by what she described as extensive premeditation, including the suspect\u2019s cross-country travel, transport of weapons and advance hotel booking.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything about what he did, what he said, the guns that he brought with him across state lines\u2026 I mean, this is a solid case,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n She emphasized that the investigation is still in its early stages, with authorities working to map out the suspect\u2019s digital footprint and determine whether others were involved.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will be able to track everything he did,\u201d Pirro said, noting that additional charges are expected as more evidence is uncovered.<\/p>\n Pirro said prosecutors intend to pursue the case to the fullest extent of the law, noting the suspect faces the possibility of life in prison as officials continue to build their case.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re just getting started,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n 18 seconds agoDOJ releases photos showing guns and knives suspect allegedly brought to dinner attack<\/p>\n Cole Tomas Allen allegedly brought a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives to the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner, with newly released photos from the Department of Justice (DOJ), showing the weapons recovered after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n The images, released as part of a DOJ press release, show a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun equipped with a sling and shell holder, along with a .38 caliber semi-automatic pistol recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n Additional photos<\/a> show several knives, including a large fixed-blade knife and other edged weapons, as well as gear believed to have been carried by Allen at the time of the attack.<\/p>\n Authorities say Allen was armed with the weapons when he ran through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton, where a gunshot rang out, striking a Secret Service officer in the chest before agents subdued and arrested him.<\/p>\n Investigators said the firearms were purchased in California in prior years and transported across state lines to Washington, D.C., where they were used in the alleged attack.<\/p>\n \u201cCole Allen traveled across the country with deadly weapons and a plan to assassinate the President of the United States,\u201d U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.<\/p>\n 39 mins agoAOC says she never feels safe, blasts security failure and rejects ballroom proposal<\/p>\n Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called the recent attack at the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner a \u201cvery clear failure of systems\u201d and urged a thorough investigation into how the suspect was able to breach security.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that an attempt like this is a very clear failure of systems,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said, adding that officials need to determine \u201chow such a catastrophic failure to secure the perimeter occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n She dismissed conspiracy theories surrounding the incident but said events like this demand a \u201cvery thorough and very real investigation,\u201d pointing to past security lapses that prompted oversight action.<\/p>\n Ocasio-Cortez also rejected calls to build a new White House ballroom, arguing the proposal predates the incident and should not be used as justification for new spending.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea that they are now trying to change the rationale for this \u2026 doesn\u2019t quite add up,\u201d she said. \u201cIn fact, the White House long had facilities for hosting, which also included the East Wing of the White House prior to them bulldozing, the crown jewel of the American people.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I don’t believe that in an era where they are jacking up prices on the American people when they are gutting everyone’s health care, when people cannot afford to pay their rent and their mortgages, that we should be choosing our precious treasure, little treasure that we have in this country to build an ornate castle on a scale of which is quite unprecedented and unbelievable, without any sort of accountability to those funds,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n When asked if she feels safe as a member of Congress, Ocasio-Cortez responded, \u201cI never have.\u201d<\/p>\n She said limited resources and rising political tensions have created a \u201cdire and desperate state\u201d that requires leaders to lower the temperature.<\/p>\n 1 hour agoDemocrat says GOP leader Scalise helped get him to safety during dinner chaos<\/p>\n Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., recounted the chaotic moments inside the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner when gunfire erupted, describing how House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., helped get him to safety as attendees scrambled for cover.<\/p>\n Moskowitz said guests initially reacted in confusion before diving under tables as the situation became clear.<\/p>\n He said he heard gunshots and the crashing of plates and noticed everyone getting down under the tables.<\/p>\n \u201cI looked up and I saw that the people who had protective detail were being escorted out,\u201d Moskowitz said.<\/p>\n Moskowitz then approached Scalise, who survived a 2017 congressional baseball practice shooting, and asked for help.<\/p>\n \u201cI got up, I went over to Steve, and I said, \u2018can I come with you?\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cAnd he put his arm around me and he said, \u2018he\u2019s with us,\u2019 and took me into the secure room.\u201d<\/p>\n The Florida Democrat said the experience underscored broader concerns about security for lawmakers without protection.<\/p>\n \u201cRegular members, right? We\u2019re sitting ducks \u2026 we don\u2019t have details,\u201d Moskowitz said, noting the disparity in security between leadership and other members.<\/p>\n He warned that rising threats against public officials could eventually lead to more serious consequences.<\/p>\n \u201cAt some point in time, someone\u2019s going to harm somebody,\u201d Moskowitz said. He also praised the Secret Service for their response, adding they \u201cdid a fantastic job\u201d stopping the attacker.<\/p>\n 2 hours agoDemocrat pushes back on GOP ballroom plan, urges focus on real security measures after attack<\/p>\n Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., pushed back on Republican efforts to build a White House ballroom<\/a> following the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting, saying such a project is \u201cobviously not\u201d necessary for presidential security.<\/p>\n \u201cNo. It\u2019s obviously not,\u201d Himes said when asked if a ballroom is needed. \u201cThe way they do events at the White House is about as secure as you can get\u2026 it\u2019s not like the president is going to do every event that he does inside the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that the focus should instead be on ensuring security measures \u201cworked as it did and hopefully worked better than it did.\u201d<\/p>\n Himes also addressed the broader climate surrounding the incident, calling for a unified stance against political violence.<\/p>\n \u201cPolitical violence is unacceptable, full stop from anybody in any place for any reason,\u201d he said, adding that he hopes leaders avoid turning such incidents into partisan blame games.<\/p>\n 2 hours agoHakeem Jeffries doubles down on ‘maximum warfare’ rhetoric, tells critics ‘I don’t give a damn’<\/p>\n House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., doubled down on his inflammatory rhetoric toward Republicans during a fiery news conference Monday, telling critics, “I don\u2019t give a damn.”<\/p>\n “I stand by it,” Jeffries told reporters, when asked about his vow last week to unleash “maximum warfare” on the GOP to counter the party\u2019s redistricting efforts ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections. “You can continue to criticize me for it. I don’t give a damn about your criticism.”<\/p>\n Jeffries’ messaging sparked backlash from Republicans following the third apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s<\/a> life at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner Saturday.<\/p>\n The top Democrat defended his choice of words by pointing to a report from The New York Times last year in which an anonymous White House staffer used the same phrase to threaten Democrats.<\/p>\n Find out what else Jeffries said about \u201cmaximum warfare<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n This is an excerpt from a story by Fox News Digital\u2019s Adam Pack.<\/p>\n 3 hours agoRetired Secret Service agent says checkpoint stop shows security worked as designed at dinner<\/p>\n A retired Secret Service agent said security protocols worked as intended during the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting, explaining that the suspect was stopped exactly where agents are trained to intercept threats.<\/p>\n \u201cThe attacker was stopped before he got into the secure area,\u201d retired Secret Service agent Patrick Sullivan said Monday on \u201cThe Will Cain Show.\u201d \u201cWe have three levels of security with the outer perimeter, the middle perimeter and the inner perimeter\u2026 checkpoint attacks are always done repeatedly. So we expect an attack on the checkpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n Sullivan said the middle security layer \u2014 where magnetometers are set up \u2014 is designed to stop individuals carrying weapons, while the outer perimeter focuses more on surveillance and detecting larger threats like explosives.<\/p>\n \u201cUsually the middle layer\u2019s where you\u2019re going to stop someone,\u201d he said, noting it would be \u201cvirtually impossible\u201d to fully secure an outer perimeter at a large public venue like a hotel.<\/p>\n He added that the Washington Hilton, which he called the biggest hotel in Washington, D.C., presents unique challenges due to its size and public access, with more than 1,000 rooms and constant activity near security zones.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the issue here. There\u2019s so much activity in that hotel,\u201d Sullivan said.<\/p>\n By contrast, Sullivan said a more controlled environment like the White House would provide stronger security buffers.<\/p>\n \u201cThe concept would be the same, but it would be much safer because you wouldn\u2019t have ongoing businesses right next to it within feet of the middle perimeter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n 3 hours agoNewsom\u2019s wife accuses Trump of misogyny after heated 60 Minutes clash<\/p>\n California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, blasted President Donald Trump<\/a> over his recent \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview, accusing him of showing \u201ccontempt\u201d toward a female journalist and fueling a broader culture of misogyny.<\/p>\n During an interview with \u201c60 Minutes\u201d host Norah O\u2019Donnell that aired Sunday, President Donald Trump pushed back after she read from the alleged shooter\u2019s manifesto, which described administration officials as \u201ctargets\u201d and included accusations against him.<\/p>\n \u201cI was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would \u2026 you\u2019re horrible people,\u201d Trump said, before turning directly to O\u2019Donnell. \u201cI\u2019m not any of those things \u2026 You should be ashamed of yourself reading that. You shouldn\u2019t be reading that on \u201860 Minutes.\u2019 You\u2019re a disgrace, but, go ahead, let\u2019s finish the interview.\u201d<\/p>\n Siebel Newsom took to X the next day to air her frustrations with the president and his interview.<\/p>\n \u201cMy family and I watched the 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump and Norah O\u2019Donnell last night, and we were shocked,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSeeing a president speak to a woman journalist with that level of contempt \u2014 and a clear allergy to facts \u2014 is disturbing, though at this point not unexpected given his pattern of behavior.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that is the problem. Because when that level of disrespect from the highest office in the country repeats itself, it starts to trickle down into our culture and define what power looks like, shaping how boys and plenty of men see women and girls and what they come to accept as normal behavior,\u201d Newsom added.<\/p>\n She went on to argue the issue reflects a broader cultural problem fueled by political division and online discourse.<\/p>\n \u201cAdd in rhetoric rooted in political division, amplified by a digital ecosystem that rewards outrage and misinformation, and this cultural norm of hate, othering, and misogyny becomes pervasive,\u201d Newsom continued. \u201cBehavior that should be challenged gets normalized; what should raise concern is amplified and cheered on.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s no wonder we have a culture that normalizes dominance and aggression toward women and girls, which not only silences them but also leads to internalized misogyny in others,\u201d she added. \u201cThank you to Norah, all of the female journalists, and frankly to all of YOU who continue to be brave and speak truth to power.\u201d<\/p>\n 4 hours agoLandry says shots sounded routine before agents rushed in and revealed danger at dinner<\/p>\n Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting initially sounded like something routine before the situation quickly became clear, describing the chaotic moments from inside the venue while praising law enforcement\u2019s response.<\/p>\n Landry, who attended the dinner Saturday, said on Fox News\u2019 \u201cAmerica Reports\u201d that the gunfire wasn\u2019t immediately recognized by guests.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the shots happened, they were muffled because it was on the floor above us,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me, in terms of safety, it sounded like somebody warming up a drum or something. And then you saw all of the Secret Service agents come into the dining room, and you start realizing that there is something actually happening.\u201d<\/p>\n He credited authorities with handling the situation swiftly and professionally as attendees were escorted out.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was amazing to see the work that the Secret Service did,\u201d Landry said, quoting former President Franklin Roosevelt. \u201cLaw enforcement and everyone operated in a very professional manner, and they were able to move everyone out of the facility easily, even after that event.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the scare, Landry said the event should continue and Americans should not be deterred by violence.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have nothing to fear but fear itself,\u201d he said. \u201cAmericans are not a fearing country\u2026 We should absolutely \u2014 and especially standing on the First Amendment, which is what that dinner is all about \u2014 we should absolutely have it.\u201d<\/p>\n Landry also pointed to the incident as a reason to reconsider the venue, suggesting a permanent White House ballroom could help avoid similar risks in the future, saying such a setting would eliminate concerns tied to hosting the event in a public hotel.<\/p>\n 4 hours agoRand Paul to propose fast track bill for White House ballroom after dinner security scare<\/p>\n Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to fast-track approval of a proposed White House ballroom<\/a> following the recent security scare at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.<\/p>\n Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and serves on the National Capital Planning Commission, said the bill would allow the project to move forward without additional taxpayer funding while streamlining congressional review of major White House infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the security scare at the Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, it is clear we need efficient, responsible processes to address White House infrastructure needs,\u201d Paul said. \u201cMy bill cuts through the unnecessary legal delays getting in the way of the East Wing modernization project.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul added that the proposal would ensure the ballroom is funded privately, protect taxpayers and create a faster approval process for future upgrades while maintaining congressional oversight, saying he plans to seek unanimous consent to pass the measure.<\/p>\n 5 hours agoHawley calls for immediate hearings after alleged assassination attempt at dinner<\/p>\n Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling for immediate congressional hearings following the alleged attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner.<\/p>\n \u201cThe American people deserve full transparency following yet ANOTHER assassination attempt on President Trump\u2019s life,\u201d Hawley wrote on X. \u201cCongress should hold hearings immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n In a letter to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul, Hawley said the April 25 incident \u2014 in which a gunman breached a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton and injured a Secret Service officer \u2014 raises serious concerns about presidential security and whether past reforms have been fully implemented.<\/p>\n \u201cThis latest incident \u2014 the third apparent attempt on President Trump\u2019s life in less than two years \u2014 raises questions about presidential security arrangements, potential resource needs, and the degree to which reforms previously proposed by Congress have been adopted,\u201d Hawley wrote. \u201cGiven these recent events, I believe it is necessary for the Committee to convene a hearing to assess the adequacy of presidential security arrangements and resources in the current threat environment.\u201d<\/p>\n 5 hours agoAxelrod says Kimmel joke about Melania was tasteless, urges apology amid backlash<\/p>\n President Barack Obama\u2019s former aide David Axelrod weighed in on backlash against Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night host mocked first lady Melania Trump in a White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner\u00a0parody just days before the event was disrupted by a shooting.<\/p>\n \u201cI like @jimmykimmel. He\u2019s funny & courageous at a time when there has been too much cowardice,\u201d Axelrod wrote on X. \u201cThat said, this WAS a tasteless joke. The WH will use any issue to demand he be fired because his satire touches a nerve, and ABC is right to resist. But he\u2019d be right to apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel drew criticism for a segment in which he mocked President Donald Trump and the first lady, referring to Melania Trump as \u201can expectant widow\u201d and joking about their marriage.<\/p>\n \u201cOur First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,\u201d Kimmel said. \u201cOh, by the way, Melania, this is Donald. Donald, this is Melania.\u201d<\/p>\n The comedian pivoted to the first lady’s April 26 birthday and imagined how she would mark the occasion.<\/p>\n “She\u2019s planning to celebrate at home the same way she always does, looking out a window and whispering, \u2018What have I done?\u2019” Kimmel said.<\/p>\n The remarks came just days before the annual dinner in Washington, D.C., was thrown into chaos when authorities say a California man rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton armed with multiple weapons and opened fire, injuring an officer, intensifying scrutiny over political rhetoric surrounding the event.<\/p>\n 5 hours agoBlanche says \u2018law enforcement did not fail\u2019 after alleged assassination attempt, backs agents<\/p>\n Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department is moving swiftly in response to the alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump<\/a>, stressing that political violence \u201chas no place in civic life\u201d and will be met with full accountability under the law.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Department of Justice approaches incidents like this with urgency and clarity of purpose,\u201d Blanche said. \u201cViolence has no place in civic life. It cannot and will not be used to disrupt democratic institutions or intimidate those who serve them. And it certainly cannot continue to be used against the president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n Blanche said the investigation is ongoing and pledged a measured but firm response, adding, \u201cWe are investigating this matter fully. We will apply the law fairly, and we will ensure that accountability is swift and certain.\u201d<\/p>\n He also praised the law enforcement response, emphasizing that the outcome could have been far worse.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we also should recognize what did not happen,\u201d Blanche said. \u201cLaw enforcement did not fail. They did exactly what they are trained to do. This was not an accident\u2026But the men and women who protected us that night were trained, professional and had an enduring commitment to the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n 5 hours agoPirro says more charges expected as she alleges broader plot targeting top officials<\/p>\n U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro said additional charges are expected against Cole Tomas Allen, warning that the case represents what she described as an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and a broader plot targeting senior government officials.<\/p>\n \u201cThose charges are only three charges that are in the complaint \u2026 there will be additional charges as this investigation continues to unfold,\u201d Pirro said. \u201cBut make no mistake, this was an attempted assassination of the President of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n Pirro said investigators believe Allen\u2019s intentions extended beyond a single target, stating he \u201cmade clear what his intent was, and that intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could,\u201d adding, \u201cThis is the kind of situation that we cannot tolerate.\u201d<\/p>\n She also pointed to the weapons recovered and the planning involved, dismissing any alternative interpretation of Allen\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n \u201cAny suggestion that he wasn\u2019t there to do harm is absurd,\u201d Pirro said, noting the firearms were purchased in California and transported across state lines.<\/p>\n Pirro closed with a warning to others.<\/p>\n \u201cLet this be a message to anyone who thinks that Washington, D.C., is the place to act out political violence,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you are willing to do so with a firearm and cross state lines, we will find you. We will track your steps from the inception of your plan and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. Washington, D.C. is not the place to travel to commit acts of violence.\u201d<\/p>\n 6 hours agoCourt affidavit details suspect\u2019s travel, weapons and alleged plan before dinner attack<\/p>\n Federal authorities say Cole Tomas Allen is facing three federal charges after allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump during the White House<\/a> Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., according to court documents unsealed Monday.<\/p>\n Prosecutors say there is probable cause to charge Allen with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transporting a firearm and ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.<\/p>\n According to an FBI affidavit, Allen traveled cross-country by train in the days leading up to the event, departing from the Los Angeles area on April 21, 2026, and arriving in Chicago two days later before continuing on to Washington, D.C., where he arrived April 24. Authorities said he had booked a hotel room at the Washington Hilton, the same location hosting the dinner.<\/p>\n Investigators say the shooting unfolded at approximately 8:40 p.m. on April 25, when Allen allegedly approached a security checkpoint inside the hotel and ran through a magnetometer carrying a long gun. A gunshot rang out, striking a U.S. Secret Service officer in the chest. The officer, who was wearing a ballistic vest, survived and returned fire, while other agents subdued Allen at the scene.<\/p>\n At the time of his arrest, Allen was carrying a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and a .38 caliber pistol, both of which authorities say were purchased in California in prior years and transported across state lines. He was taken to a hospital for minor injuries, advised of his rights and declined to speak with investigators before being taken into custody.<\/p>\n Authorities also point to a message Allen allegedly scheduled to send shortly before the shooting, in which he apologized to family members and others and outlined his motivations, writing that he felt compelled to act and had been waiting for an opportunity to get close to his intended target.<\/p>\n \u201cOn to why I did any of this: I am a citizen of the United States of America,\u201d the affidavit reads. \u201cWhat my representatives do reflects on me. And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes. (Well, to be completely honest, I was no longer willing a long time ago, but this is the first real opportunity I’ve had to do something about it.)\u201d<\/p>\n Breaking News7 hours agoAllen hit with 3 charges, including attempt to assassinate the president<\/p>\n Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh on Monday approved the unsealing of the case against Cole Allen, the accused gunman in the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner shooting, as the suspect learned he will face three charges, including attempt to assassinate<\/a> the president of the United States.<\/p>\n Allen, 31, wore a blue prison jumpsuit for his initial appearance in federal court. Allen spoke respectfully to Sharbaugh, answering, \u201cNo your honor,\u201d when asked if there was any reason he would not be able to understand the proceedings.<\/p>\n Allen is facing three counts, including attempt to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting firearm across state lines and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence.<\/p>\n The attempted assassination charge could carry a sentence of life in prison, if convicted.<\/p>\n There was no plea at the hearing. Allen was only informed of the charges against him.<\/p>\n While the hearing was only minutes long, the next steps in the case were decided.<\/p>\n A detention hearing was scheduled for April 30\u00a0at 11 a.m., and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 11th\u00a0at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Fox News’ Jake Gibson and David Spunt contributed to this report.<\/p>\n 8 hours agoLeavitt rips into ‘left-wing cult of hatred’ of Trump<\/p>\n White House<\/a> press secretary Karoline Leavitt excoriated what she described as the \u201cleft-wing cult of hatred\u201d for fueling political violence in the wake another alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner.<\/p>\n Leavitt told reporters at a press briefing on Monday afternoon that political violence against Trump “stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters by commentators, yes, by elected members of the Democrat Party and even some in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis hateful and constant and violent rhetoric directed at President Trump, day after day after day for 11 years, has helped to legitimize this violence and bring us to this dark moment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Leavitt said \u201cthe left-wing cult of hatred\u201d nearly got Trump and others killed Saturday night during the event.<\/p>\n \u201cThose who constantly falsely label and slander the president as a fascist, as a threat to democracy, and compare him to Hitler to score political points, are fueling this kind of violence,\u201d she said. \u201cThe left-wing cult of hatred against the president and all of those who support him and work for him has gotten multiple people hurt and killed. And it almost did so again this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n Leavitt described Trump as \u201cfearless\u201d in the face of such threats, though said that \u201cwe should not live in a country where such constant fear of political violence permeates our society every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe can, and we should, have fierce disagreement in this country,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cAs you all know, we disagree, often myself in this role and all of you in the news media, but those disagreements must remain peaceful. Debating, peaceful protesting and voting are how we need to settle disagreements, not bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n 8 hours agoDOJ to hold press conference following suspected gunman\u2019s court appearance<\/p>\n The Department of Justice<\/a> announced it will hold a press conference on Monday following the initial court appearance of the suspected gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner.<\/p>\n Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro are expected to speak from the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n The officials are expected to announce federal charges against the alleged gunman, the DOJ said.<\/p>\n Authorities have identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen. Allen is expected to be arraigned in federal court at 1:45 p.m. ET on Monday.<\/p>\n 9 hours agoTrump releasing video of the suspect helps tamp down on conspiracy theories, Rubio says<\/p>\n President Donald Trump showed \u201ca lot of leadership\u201d and a commitment to transparency following the shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner by releasing the surveillance video of the suspect to push back on \u201cfools\u201d spinning conspiracy theories about the incident, Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> told Fox News.<\/p>\n Rubio told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst in an interview that aired Monday that he believes Trump\u2019s interest in transparency surrounding the case is \u201cadmirable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere were a couple of people that felt like maybe we shouldn’t put the video out, because it’s an active investigation, and I don’t think this endangers the active investigation,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cI thought for the president, his belief that it should be immediately available to the American people shows how committed he is to transparency.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt also helps tamp down, you know, fools that are out there talking about conspiracy theories and false flags and all this craziness,\u201d Rubio added.<\/p>\n Rubio said Trump\u2019s decision to hold a press conference at the White House in the immediate wake of the shooting \u201creally showed a lot of leadership\u201d and helped \u201ccalm the nation down.\u201d<\/p>\n With three failed attempted assassinations on the president\u2019s life, Rubio added that neither Trump nor his Cabinet will be intimidated.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’ve seen that this president has now been the target of three separate assassination attempts, including, obviously, Butler, but also what happened in Palm Beach,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cSo but by the same token, you can’t allow that to affect your work. Like how do these people win? How do these threats succeed? They succeed when they intimidate you into hiding or intimidate you into not going certain places or doing certain things, and the president’s not going to allow it.\u201d<\/p>\n 10 hours agoWho is Cole Tomas Allen? What we know about the alleged WHCA Dinner shooter<\/p>\n The man accused of opening fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been identified as Cole Allen, 31,<\/a> a computer scientist from\u00a0Torrance, California\u00a0who went from designing first-person shooter games to becoming an alleged shooter himself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n According to his LinkedIn profile and online records, Allen\u2019s life and career trace an accomplished path as a computer scientist, engineer and independent game developer, even building a shooter role-playing game called “First Law.”<\/p>\n In September 2013, according to his online profile, he enrolled in the highly competitive\u00a0California Institute of Technology, known as CalTech, to pursue a BS in mechanical engineering, graduating in 2017. CalTech confirmed to Fox News Digital that a student named Cole Allen graduated from the school in 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the summer of 2014, he wrote that he landed another competitive spot as a summer undergraduate research student fellow at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he said he contributed to astrophysics research.\u00a0<\/p>\n That summer, his profile says, he created “First Law,” a physics-based role-playing shooter game based on realistic two-dimensional space combat.\u00a0At CalTech, he also built offensive and defensive robotic systems, according to his LinkedIn profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n He later made “Bohrdom,” a complex 2-D physics-based video game that he described as a “combination of a racing game with a bullet hell as experienced by self-propelled pinballs,” released on the popular Steam gaming platform, according to his profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital\u2019s Peter D\u2019Abrosca and Asra Q. Nomani.<\/p>\n 10 hours agoMelania Trump calls for ABC to \u2018take a stand\u2019 against Kimmel over \u2018hateful and violent rhetoric’<\/p>\n First lady\u00a0Melania Trump\u00a0called for ABC to “take a stand” against Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> and his “hateful” language on Monday after the liberal late-night host referred to her as “an expectant widow” days before the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner was interrupted by a suspected attempted assassin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n “Kimmel\u2019s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn\u2019t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America,” Melania Trump posted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n “People like Kimmel shouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate. A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough,” the first lady continued.\u00a0“It is time for ABC to take a stand.\u00a0How many times will ABC\u2019s leadership enable Kimmel\u2019s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Kimmel had mocked President Donald Trump<\/a> and his wife in a White House Correspondents’ Dinner parody last week, calling her “an expectant widow” and joking about her marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,” Kimmel said in his\u00a0parody of the event\u00a0on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The joke didn’t age well after authorities say 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif., rushed a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, armed with multiple weapons, and opened fire, striking a Secret Service agent. The officer survived and Allen was taken into custody.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital\u2019s Brian Flood.<\/p>\n 11 hours agoObama sets internet ablaze with ‘sick’ reaction to the ‘motive’ of WHCA Dinner shooter<\/p>\n Former President Barack Obama sparked an online firestorm<\/a> over the weekend after his X post discussing the “motive” of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooter went viral.<\/p>\n “Although we don\u2019t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, it\u2019s incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy,” Obama posted on X on Sunday evening, roughly 24 hours after President Trump and top officials were whisked out of the Washington Hilton Hotel when shots rang out from a man who stormed security during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s also a sobering reminder of the courage and sacrifice that the U.S. Secret Service Agents show every day. I\u2019m grateful to them \u2014 and thankful that the agent who was shot is going to be okay.”<\/p>\n Obama\u2019s post has been viewed nearly 52 million times and sparked outrage from conservatives, who pointed to a manifesto left by the shooter and other details of the attack that they say show the motive was to harm Trump and his Cabinet.<\/p>\n This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller and Peter Pinedo.<\/p>\n 11 hours agoShooting suspect\u2019s arraignment will likely happen in early afternoon, source tells Fox<\/p>\n The suspect charged in the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting will likely make his first appearance in federal court<\/a> on Monday in the early afternoon, a source inside the courthouse told Fox News.<\/p>\n Fox News correspondent David Spunt reported on the potential timing during \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom,\u201d noting that an official time has yet to be provided.<\/p>\n \u201cDOJ officials are certainly expecting this suspect to be in this federal court building behind me today,\u201d Spunt said during the report. \u201cWe expect this to be a relatively short first appearance before a magistrate judge.\u201d<\/p>\n Spunt then reported on what details Fox News has learned so far about the suspect and investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know that he has been under heavy lock up and heavy security since he was taken into custody Saturday night at the Washington Hilton,\u201d Spunt reported. \u201cAnd we are told via law enforcement sources that at first he was talkative and cooperating, telling his side of the story a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe’ll perhaps see what he had to say in the court paperwork, but then we’re told that that went down to a trickle and he stopped talking and has not been talking much since,\u201d Spunt continued.<\/p>\n 11 hours agoTrump ‘needs greater protection,’ security seemed ‘a little lax,’ Johnson says<\/p>\n President Donald Trump will need greater protection after the shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner, where security appeared to be \u201ca little lax,” House Speaker Mike Johnson<\/a> told Fox News on Monday morning.<\/p>\n Johnson described the security layout from his perspective on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI can tell you from a layman’s perspective, it did look a little lax in terms of, as everyone’s now noted, getting into the building,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cNow, we all came in \u2014 Cabinet secretaries of government officials with their own details \u2014 we come in the back, so I didn’t see the magnetometers and all that, but it doesn’t sound like it was sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson said that after three failed assassination attempts on Trump, \u201cthis can\u2019t go on.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe’s the most attacked, maligned political figure in history,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cHe’s very resilient, but he needs greater protection. And I think there’s going to be a reevaluation, a very close reevaluation of how we handle these large events.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson added that House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer has already announced a review of the incident and a hearing with Secret Service to see if lawmakers can do, such as funding or something else.<\/p>\n When asked when the review and hearing could take place, Johnson said \u201csoon,\u201d later adding he expects it to happen \u201cwithin the next couple of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n 12 hours agoFeds will handle WHCA Dinner security ‘entirely differently’ next time, Patel says<\/p>\n Federal authorities will handle security at the next White House Correspondents\u2019 Association\u00a0Dinner \u201centirely differently,\u201d according to FBI Director Kash Patel<\/a>.<\/p>\n Patel told \u201cFOX & Friends\u201d on Monday morning that the FBI will provide input to a future security plan as President Donald Trump hopes to attend a rescheduled dinner within the next month.<\/p>\n \u201cYou heard the president say on Saturday night that we’re going to do this again in short order, maybe in 30 days or so, and we’re going to be ready for that,\u201d Patel said. \u201cThe security posture, I imagine, is going to be completely different.\u201d<\/p>\n The FBI director said he will work with the White House, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service and D.C.\u2019s Metropolitan Police Department ahead of the next event.<\/p>\n \u201cThe FBI will be fully resourced for that event to assist in the security, and we will provide our input,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThat’s the great thing about having this law enforcement team,\u201d Patel continued. \u201cI can call [DHS Secretary] Markwayne [Mullin] and the White House and the interagency and say, \u2018Hey, we got to do a couple of things differently,’ and we’re already talking about it. And that’s the good thing. And we’re going to be better postured for the next event.\u201d<\/p>\n 12 hours agoFBI director says answers about shooting suspect coming: \u2018A pretty quick turnaround\u2019<\/p>\n FBI Director<\/a> Kash Patel told \u201cFOX & Friends\u201d that investigators will soon release answers to questions surrounding the suspect in the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association\u00a0Dinner shooting.<\/p>\n Patel said that investigators have worked tirelessly to answer questions about the suspect ahead of his arraignment Monday, calling it \u201ca pretty quick turnaround, if not maybe the fastest for something of this magnitude.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re going to be able to present to the world in less than 36 hours almost, exactly what happened. This individual’s entire background, entire background, who he knew, where he lived, who he was talking to, everything about the firearms, everything about the ballistics,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n When \u201cFOX & Friends\u201d co-anchor Lawrence Jones asked if the FBI director could speak about the suspect\u2019s profile, whether he was on the FBI\u2019s radar prior to the shooting and if the feds were aware of the suspect\u2019s alleged social media posts, Patel said he those answers will be in the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n \u201cAll those questions will be answered in the complaint,\u201d Patel said. \u201cThe criminal complaint that’s being presented. I just can’t get ahead of my partners, the Department of Justice, and especially can’t get ahead of the federal magistrate that it’s being presented to. But we have answered all those questions, and that’s what we’ve been working towards.\u201d<\/p>\n 13 hours agoCongress unlikely to create special task force for dinner shooting, Fox News is told<\/p>\n We have heard relatively little from Capitol Hill about any sort of inquest into what went wrong and led to the assassination attempt Saturday night.<\/p>\n The House Oversight Committee<\/a> has demanded a Secret Service briefing. But there are muted demands for hearings or to haul in various officials for testimony depositions.<\/p>\n Contrast this to the July, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n Within days, the House created a special task force to probe what went wrong in Butler.<\/p>\n There were hearings within a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n But Fox is told there may not be as much of that this time.<\/p>\n First of all, the system MOSTLY worked. That said, there are lots of questions about the location of security perimeters, whether the entire hotel should have been locked down, et al.<\/p>\n But the biggest impediment may be a political one:<\/p>\n A major move by House committees to dig deeper could trigger a push by Democrats \u2014 and some Republicans \u2014 to subpoena FBI Director Kash Patel and former Attorney General Pam Bondi. Even former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.<\/p>\n The House Oversight Committee has demonstrated a ferocious appetite to issue bipartisan subpoenaes over the past year \u2014 mostly connected to the Epstein inquiry.<\/p>\n So it\u2019s unclear just how deep lawmakers are willing to dig after this episode. And Fox has asked multiple times if there could be the creation of a special panel to investigate Saturday night, ala Butler. But there\u2019s no indication yet that lawmakers are ready to go in that direction.<\/p>\n 13 hours agoAccused WHCA Dinner shooter to be arraigned Monday<\/p>\n The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association\u00a0Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday is expected to be arraigned on Monday, U.S. Attorney<\/a> Jeanine Pirro wrote on X late Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is clear that this individual was intent on doing as much harm as he could,\u201d the post read<\/a>. \u201cThank God for our law enforcement who acted so quickly to prevent what could have been a horrific event.\u201d<\/p>\n Authorities have identified Cole Allen, 31, as the suspect arrested in the shooting that happened at the Washington Hilton hotel as President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other senior Cabinet officials were attending the media dinner.<\/p>\n Pirro said during a press conference that the suspect will face charges including using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. She added that more charges are expected.<\/p>\n 14 hours agoWHCA Dinner attendee exposes major security lapses in firsthand pre-attack account<\/p>\n An attendee who reportedly had the hotel room next to Cole Allen recalled what he described as alarming security lapses in the hours before Allen allegedly opened fire outside the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association\u00a0Dinner attended by\u00a0President Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday.<\/p>\n