Overview
- Gunfire outside the Washington Hilton ballroom interrupted the dinner Saturday as agents rushed President Trump out and a Secret Service agent was struck but saved by a ballistic vest.
- Cole Allen, 31, was arrested after allegedly forcing toward the ballroom with guns and knives and now faces federal counts for using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal official.
- Officials are reviewing writings sent minutes before the attack in which Allen called himself a “Friendly Federal Assassin,” along with reported anti‑Trump posts that a law enforcement official linked to him.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Allen is not cooperating, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro indicated additional charges could follow as investigators develop the case.
- Entertainer Oz Pearlman, who was performing at the head table, said he had just revealed press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s baby name, “Viviane,” when the room erupted, and he then crawled to safety near the president.