Shots Fired at White House Correspondants Dinner

[Vermilion]

WHCD gunman Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto, said he wanted to take out Trump officials: ‘The Friendly Federal Assassin’

https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/wh...ce=twitter

“I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,”

“In order to minimize casualties, I will also be using buckshot rather than slugs (less penetration through walls). I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that.”

[putnam6]

Live updates: Cole Allen, accused WHCA gunman, had manifesto targeting Trump, top officials
Live updates: Cole Allen, accused WHCA gunman, had manifesto targeting Trump, top officials | FOX 7 Austin

Yeah, but thats Trump's fault, its his rhetoric that makes the nutters want to kill him, Right?

Documented examples of inflammatory/violent-tinged rhetoric from Democrats about Trump
Critics (often on the right) compile these as contributing to a climate that portrays Trump as an irredeemable danger who must be stopped at all costs, potentially lowering inhibitions for unstable actors. Defenders call them legitimate warnings about democratic norms, not incitement. Here's a non-exhaustive list of frequently cited instances:
• Joe Biden (2024): On a donor call, "It's time to put Trump in the bullseye." He clarified it meant media/political focus, not literal violence, but it drew heavy criticism for the imagery, coming amid heightened tensions and before one of the 2024 assassination attempts.
• Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY, 2023): On MSNBC, said Trump is "so dangerous" to democracy that "he has to be eliminated." Apologized, saying he meant politically defeated/removed from power, not physically.
• Kamala Harris: Repeatedly described Trump as a "threat to our democracy and fundamental freedoms," framing him as an existential danger. Critics argue this "threat" language (echoed by Biden and others) was regurgitated by at least one 2024 assassination attempt suspect. She also faced pushback for earlier comments like urging protesters "not going to stop" in 2020 contexts tied to broader unrest.
• Maxine Waters (D-CA): Urged public confrontation of Trump officials ("If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant... push back on them... harass them" and "create a crowd"). Also told protesters to "get more confrontational" and "stay on the street... make sure they know we mean business" in other settings. She framed it as non-violent protest, but it preceded real-world harassment incidents.
• Nancy Pelosi (2018): "I just don't even know why there aren't uprisings all over the country" regarding Trump immigration policy. Defended as expressing frustration, not calling for violence.
• Broader pattern: Multiple Democrats (including Harris, Biden allies, and lawmakers) have called Trump "fascist to the core," compared him to Hitler/Nazis, "semi-fascism," or an "enemy" that must be "destroyed" or "stopped" thoroughly. Examples include surrogates or advisors using terms like needing to "eliminate" the threat he poses. Far-left groups (not always elected Dems) have invoked "by any means necessary" in anti-Trump protests, but that's rarer from mainstream party figures.
Documented examples of inflammatory/violent-tinged rhetoric from Democrats about Trump
Critics (often on the right) compile these as contributing to a climate that portrays Trump as an irredeemable danger who must be stopped at all costs, potentially lowering inhibitions for unstable actors. Defenders call them legitimate warnings about democratic norms, not incitement. Here's a non-exhaustive list of frequently cited instances:
• Joe Biden (2024): On a donor call, "It's time to put Trump in the bullseye." He clarified it meant media/political focus, not literal violence, but it drew heavy criticism for the imagery, coming amid heightened tensions and before one of the 2024 assassination attempts.
• Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY, 2023): On MSNBC, said Trump is "so dangerous" to democracy that "he has to be eliminated." Apologized, saying he meant politically defeated/removed from power, not physically.
• Kamala Harris: Repeatedly described Trump as a "threat to our democracy and fundamental freedoms," framing him as an existential danger. Critics argue this "threat" language (echoed by Biden and others) was regurgitated by at least one 2024 assassination attempt suspect. She also faced pushback for earlier comments like urging protesters "not going to stop" in 2020 contexts tied to broader unrest.
• Maxine Waters (D-CA): Urged public confrontation of Trump officials ("If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant... push back on them... harass them" and "create a crowd"). Also told protesters to "get more confrontational" and "stay on the street... make sure they know we mean business" in other settings. She framed it as non-violent protest, but it preceded real-world harassment incidents.
• Nancy Pelosi (2018): "I just don't even know why there aren't uprisings all over the country" regarding Trump immigration policy. Defended as expressing frustration, not calling for violence.
• Broader pattern: Multiple Democrats (including Harris, Biden allies, and lawmakers) have called Trump "fascist to the core," compared him to Hitler/Nazis, "semi-fascism," or an "enemy" that must be "destroyed" or "stopped" thoroughly. Examples include surrogates or advisors using terms like needing to "eliminate" the threat he poses. Far-left groups (not always elected Dems) have invoked "by any means necessary" in anti-Trump protests, but that's rarer from mainstream party figures.

[cherokeetroy]

https://x.com/TreyYingst/status/20482421...85770?s=20
https://x.com/Fam4Fun/status/2048211258080625022?s=20
https://x.com/HouseGOP/status/2048211847606661161?s=20

[andy06shake]

WHCD gunman Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto, said he wanted to take out Trump officials: ‘The Friendly Federal Assassin’

https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/wh...ce=twitter

“I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,”

“In order to minimize casualties, I will also be using buckshot rather than slugs (less penetration through walls). I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that.”

Dude sounds like he really thought this through...

Just get close, pull out a shotgun, and pop goes the weasel.

How could he possibly have failed...

[matafuchyou]

He planned this. It was not a one off crazy and there will be more. He almost succeeded in killing people in that ballroom. If he was wearing an explosive device this would be a much different conversation today and it is coming. Same thing if it was a drone. It would not have been tackled of stopped. 

Security around our current POTUS needs to change. Every other POTUS has built and constructed but since it is someone you are TOLD on a daily basis to hate there is issue. In reading accounts they were not screening the entries just the event area. You can even see how lax they were in the videos. 

3 known attempts in less than 2 years. Credible not threats. Actions. Since May 2025 there have been multiple incidents including people dressed as LEO's.

He is not a lone wolf.

[SteamyAmerican]

He planned this. It was not a one off crazy and there will be more. He almost succeeded in killing people in that ballroom. If he was wearing an explosive device this would be a much different conversation today and it is coming. Same thing if it was a drone. It would not have been tackled of stopped. 

Security around our current POTUS needs to change. Every other POTUS has built and constructed but since it is someone you are TOLD on a daily basis to hate there is issue. In reading accounts they were not screening the entries just the event area. You can even see how lax they were in the videos. 

3 known attempts in less than 2 years. Credible not threats. Actions. Since May 2025 there have been multiple incidents including people dressed as LEO's.

He is not a lone wolf.

Which begs the question-
With or without prior attempts on the President’s life, why such shoddy coverage?

Something about “fool me once”, and stuff.
Seriously scratching my head that security detail isn’t most thorough. 

I’ve been accosted by security at my local festival for having a burrito wrapped in tinfoil.
”Sir, it’s just a burrito.”

But your points are prescient. As in you seem to have a better grasp than Trump’s SS.

WTF is going on?!

[matafuchyou]

I do not understand the security either but I really think it is who is around him. Not sure where the breakdown is. 

Trump Rally in 2016 in a Florida town. I attended with my wife, kids and some family. I was waiting on my wife and kids and kept standing up, looking at an entrance and sitting down. Normal. After the 5th time, in about 15 minutes of scanning the crowd, I was pulled aside by security and the Sheriff. They questioned me. Frisked me. Asked for ID. they were keeping me aside for about 10 minutes till I saw my family, pointed them out and they came over. They gave me my ID and went  back to my seat. 

This was 10 years ago. Pulling aside randos in a Small Central Florida town ,so, when I see I breach like this or any of the others it just really make me wonder. 

The Progressive Party in the US has been calling for his death in print media, news cycles, late night TV, Movies, music and social media for over a decade. 

My fear is that next time it will be an explosive device and more than just Trump will be killed and it will be for what? Nothing.

[IDELB2006]

Ha gave money to the Klamella campaign.

That just shows he preferred her over Trump.

We kinda already knew he didn't like Trump.

[fwki]

...The Progressive Party in the US has been calling for his death in print media, news cycles, late night TV, Movies, music and social media for over a decade...

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[IDELB2006]

while ignoring the MSM flogging the idea of Trump being a Fascist 

I've never seen an example of this. Could you provide a link?

They should be easy to provide.