Not Again! Lax Security Places Trump in Grave Danger

American people are becoming all too familiar with security lapses involving President Trump

Jeff Crouere ——Bio and Archives--April 26, 2026

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It happened again, a deranged leftist, Cole Allen, fueled by hate, came too close to assassinating President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night.

Allen, who lives in Torrance, California, is a 31-year-old teacher and video game developer. He charged at the security checkpoint, right outside the ballroom. Before being tackled, Allen fired at least five shots, hitting one Secret Service agent, who will make a full recovery because he was wearing a bulletproof vest.

Ironically, the dinner was held at the Washington Hilton, where President Ronald Reagan was seriously wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981.

Allen is believed to have traveled to Washington D.C. by train and checked into the hotel a day or two before the dinner. When he was apprehended, Allen was carrying a pistol, a shotgun, and multiple knives.

Ten minutes before the shooting, Allen sent a manifesto to his family members. He said he was “no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.” According to the New York Post, Allen was affiliated with the progressive group “The Wide Awakes” and attended a leftist “No Kings” protest in California. In 2024, he contributed $25 to ActBlue, “Earmarked for Harris for President.”

In his manifesto, Allen bragged about how easy it was to plan the attack. He asked, “what the hell is the Secret Service doing?” He blasted the agency for a “level of........

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