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After the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner
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A suspect was detained after the shooting incident that occurred at the White House correspondents’ dinner last night.
Donald Trump and and wife Melania Trump They were rushed from the event at the Washington Hilton, the hotel where the former president was staying. Ronald Reagan He was shot in an assassination attempt in 1981.
Hundreds of guests wearing their best black ties hid under tables, while U.S. Secret Service agents rushed armed journalists from the room and said “shots were fired.”
The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California, according to the Associated Press, citing two law enforcement officials. Trump posted two photos of the alleged suspect shirtless and face down on the ground on Truth Social.
At a press room briefing shortly after the event, Trump called the Washington Hilton “not a particularly safe building” and defended the merits of building a ballroom at the White House. “So we need to have all the bells and whistles of what we’re planning in the White House. It’s actually a bigger room and a lot safer.”
Embers Posted on Truth Social He said he hopes to reschedule the dinner within the next 30 days.
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