Overview
- The gunfire at the Washington Hilton during Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner left a Secret Service agent wounded and ended with 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen in custody.
- Prosecutors have charged Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to reports citing federal filings.
- Dana White, who attended the dinner, told USA Today the chaos was “f—ing awesome,” and video from the ballroom showed him staying calm as alarms sounded.
- Former UFC fighter Matt Brown condemned the remark as insensitive and said there is “not a single thing awesome” about a shooting, while current star Sean Strickland called White a “sociopath.”
- The backlash is intensifying scrutiny of security and optics as the UFC readies a June 14 fight card on the White House South Lawn that underscores the promotion’s close relationship with the president.