Suspect dead after shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner. NEWS: The attempted shooter at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner is 31 year old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California and he is in custody.
On Saturday night, April 25, 2026, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton after shots were fired.
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are reportedly uninjured.
Several loud bangs were heard approximately five minutes into the dinner hour, causing hundreds of guests to duck under tables for cover.
Law enforcement officials confirmed a shooter opened fire in the hotel lobby. Multiple reports indicate the suspect is dead after being engaged by the Secret Service.
JD Vance was pulled off the stage (right) and Trump was still sitting in his seat facing the crowd for another 10 seconds (left)…
The Secret Service continues to fail.
Protestor who attempted to ram President Trump’s vehicle motorcade while the shooting took place tonight at WHCD was wearing a Keffiyeh.
If this was a Muslim inspired shooting by a Palestinian or Iranian, people must be made to pay severely.
High-ranking officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, were also evacuated.
Heavily armed Secret Service agents and members of the National Guard secured the ballroom and the surrounding Hilton premises.
8:20 p.m.: President Trump, Melania Trump, and JD Vance entered the ballroom at the Washington Hilton.
8:30 p.m.: Loud bangs, described as four to five gunshots, were heard approximately five minutes into the dinner hour.
8:31 p.m.: Secret Service agents immediately rushed the President and First Lady off the stage.
8:45 p.m.: The presidential motorcade was seen leaving the hotel.
8:50 p.m.: Reports confirmed the shooter was “neutralized” in the hotel lobby.
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BREAKING: U.S. Secret Service Agent Assigned to VP JD Vance Leaks Sensitive Security Information to Undercover Reporter.
Escotto is a holdover from the Biden administration and stated that he voted for Joe Biden, while expressing opposition to ICE & the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “I hate that [ICE] sh*t.”
Tomas Escotto, a current U.S. Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail, was recorded on hidden camera providing an undercover journalist with sensitive security information, including protective formations, shift schedules, travel plans, & real-time locations.
The Secret Service agent detailed how the Vice President is physically surrounded, described multiple daily shift changes, & disclosed advance security procedures.
In addition to past movements, the agent revealed future travel plans, sometimes days in advance. Escotto even sent images from Air Force Two while onboard with the Vice President.
Despite acknowledging that he signed paperwork prohibiting the disclosure of sensitive information, the Secret Service agent repeatedly shared details with someone he believed was a casual romantic interest.
While the safety of the Vice President and his family was always our top priority, what OMG uncovered raises serious questions about operational security, protocol compliance, and oversight within the U.S. Secret Service.
Our team coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service ahead of publication, redacted sensitive operational details at their request.
We were just informed Tomas Escotto has been placed on administrative leave with his clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked.
Secret Service failures and sloppiness was exposed by @JamesOKeefeIII only 3 months ago, and which they snarked at in their official Statements made in response. But perhaps it tightened thing up just enough needed to save the President’s life tonight.
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Tonight you’ve seen another mostly peaceful protest at the correspondent dinner in Washington DC.
The terrorist attempted assassin is from Torrence, California and you can count on right now enforcement having surrounded his home as they’re waiting for a search warrants. It’s gonna be interesting how this thing unfolds and what we find out about the clown.
Something I noticed even before coming into the #WHCADinner was that the security was only outside the ballroom inside, not outside the building. So the entrance of the building did not have a security machine only guards, you only went through the screening before the ballroom. @Newsweek
🚨🚨 SECRET SERVICE EXCLUSIVE: For the two weeks before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner, the Secret Service had been investigating a mystery shooting that took place near the White House the morning after Easter Sunday around 1-2 a.m.
The White House/President Trump has been demanding answers from the Secret Service – but the USSS has been at a loss.
The agency found rifle casings at K and I Streets, and had the license of the car, but no images of the shooter, and the license was stolen, according to multiple Secret Service sources.
The case had gone cold — to the frustration of the Secret Service and the White House.
Wolf Blitzer said on CNN that immediately after the evacuation, Trump personally ordered security to protect the entire media, including outlets that are often critical of him.
- PoliticsOnX reacts to the April 2026 WHCD shooting incident—where gunshots prompted Trump’s safe evacuation— prioritizing concern for pregnant Second Lady Usha Vance and her unborn fourth child, noting no health updates available yet.
- The post condemns the violence as “too far” and directly blames Democratic “violent rhetoric” for causing the event, rejecting any possibility of political unity with the party.
- As a pro-MAGA account focused on breaking political news and commentary, it uses the moment to emphasize divine protection for the Vance family amid the chaos, including a related motorcade ramming attempt.
1st Photo of the gunman (Cole Tomas Allen, 31) neutralized in the lobby near security screening.
Secret Service took him down fast. In custody. Trump & all safe. No injuries.
Investigation ongoing.
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