Overview
- Vance, who was rushed offstage Saturday during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, said he heard loud noises and saw guests ducking before agents evacuated him.
- He later learned a shot struck a Secret Service agent’s Kevlar vest and he thanked the detail for stepping between gunfire and officials.
- Federal prosecutors charged 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate the president, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a gun during a crime of violence.
- Prosecutors and newly released images indicate Allen brought a shotgun, a handgun, and several knives, then ran through a Secret Service checkpoint at the Washington Hilton.
- Vance argued that most recent political violence comes from the left and urged people to stop rhetoric that invites attacks, while separate reports note Allen once gave $25 through ActBlue to a 2024 Kamala Harris campaign account.