Overview
- Shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton, prompting the evacuation of President Donald Trump and the detention of a suspect who never reached the ballroom.
- The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Allen of California, was taken into custody and later charged with attempting to assassinate the president along with two weapons offenses.
- The New York Times initially reported on its live blog that Alexis Wilkins sheltered while holding a security officer’s hand, then updated the post to note the person appeared to be security.
- Wilkins, who is dating FBI Director Kash Patel, denied the account and said she only held Patel’s hand, calling the reporting salacious and harmful.
- The Times defended its live reporting as accurate, and the FBI said it is not pursuing a stalking case against Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson after her earlier story on Patel’s use of bureau personnel.