White House Dinner Crasher: Armed Man Targeted Trump

0:00A 31-year-old man from Torrance, California named Cole Thomas Allen tried to crash the White House Corp. Association dinner at the Washington Hilton with guns and knives. Officials say he targeted Trump administration members, possibly including the president himself. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed this on Sunday talk shows. Allen traveled by train from California to Chicago, then to Washington, and checked into the event hotel days before. He bought the firearms recently and rushed past security barricades right as the dinner started Saturday night. Secret Service agents tackled him before he reached the ballroom. Chaos erupted inside, with hundreds of guests, ducking under tables, shots fired, and President Trump rushed off stage. One officer took a bullet to his vest, but is recovering fine. Journalists scrambled to phones amid gasps and chance of God bless America. Officials found writings and devices showing his intent, and social media links him to a highly educated background, a master's in computer science.

1:03From California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Caltech, he worked as a tutor and amateur game developer. Allen is in custody, not hurt, but evaluated at a hospital and faces charges Monday. He is not cooperating, but law enforcement stopped him cold, and the dinner got scrapped for a reschedule. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey, with the story.