On X, Rep. Mike Lawler spoke about the security measures at the event, saying that while the perimeter outside the ballroom held up, there were "numerous glaring security issues."
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association dinner had an anti-Christian manifesto and "a lot of hatred in his heart" but was stopped well short of the hotel ballroom hosting the event.
President Trump was attending the White House Correspondents' dinner when gunman rushes event.
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Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026.
Members of the FBI walk around the neighborhood where the house associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, is located, Sunday in Torrance, Calif.
Members of the media work outside a house associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Sunday in Torrance, Calif.
Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026.
Members of the FBI walk around the neighborhood where the house associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, is located, Sunday in Torrance, Calif.
Members of the media work outside a house associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Sunday in Torrance, Calif.
