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Lone Wolf Attack on Trump, DC Magnet for Grudge-Driven Travelers

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Federal officials warn of escalating threats after a suspect, Cole Allen, attempts to assault President Trump and his cabinet at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Allen, a 31-year-old from Southern California, was apprehended near the Washington Hilton with weapons. This incident follows a series of politically motivated attacks in D.C., including the Israeli embassy shooting and an attack on National Guardsmen. Experts note a growing trend of attackers using trains and buses to evade airport security. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirros office is investigating, warning that those planning violence with firearms across state lines will face severe consequences. Law enforcement is stepping up efforts to prevent such attacks.

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Lone Wolf Attack on Trump, DC Magnet for Grudge-Driven Travelers

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Lone Wolf Attack on Trump, DC Magnet for Grudge-Driven Travelers. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 29th. This is entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Federal officials just dropped the serious warning after an alleged assassination attempt on President Trump and his cabinet at the White House. Correspondence, dinner. The suspect, a 31-year-old guy named Cole Allen from Southern California, rolled into DC by Amtrak Train, packing weapons in his bags. He got nabbed, charging a secret service checkpoint outside the Washington Hilton, firing toward the ballroom stairs Saturday night. Since May 2025, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Piro's office has probed three cases of out-of-towners crossing state lines by car or train for. Politically charged a tax in DC, one hit Israeli embassy staff outside a Jewish museum back in May, killing two. Another in late November ambushed National Guardsmen helping with crime, taking one life and wounding another. Experts like retired FBI agents point out these attackers' pick buses, trains, or cars

to haul guns and gear without airport hassles. They see it as low risk for their so-called missions, all premeditated over weeks or months. We've seen this pattern elsewhere, from the New Orleans truck attack killing 14 to the United Health Care CEO shooting in a man-hand office, rampage. Piro laid it down clear at a news conference, if you're plotting violence here with firearms across state lines, they'll trace your every move and hit you with the max sentence. Antracks teaming up with the Secret Service and FBI on the latest probe, and most suspects turn out lone wolves with clean records, tough to spot. Early hmm. These plots keep stacking up, showing DC's a magnet for grudge-driven travelers, but law enforcement's locked in, staying steps ahead to shut them, down before they strike.

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