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Leading association response; rescheduling dinner
A Secret Service officer's ballistic vest stopped a shotgun round at the Washington Hilton on the evening of April 25. Two days later, federal prosecutors charged the shooter, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, with attempting to assassinate President Trump. Allen had traveled three days by Amtrak from Los Angeles, checked into the hotel as a paying guest, and walked a long gun through a magnetometer before opening fire near the entrance to the ballroom where Trump was expected to speak. Investigators have since linked Allen to thousands of archived social media posts — on X under the handle 'CForce3000' and on Bluesky — documenting a shift from video-game commentary to political rage: comparisons of Trump to Adolf Hitler, encouragement to buy guns, and reposts claiming the 2024 Butler rally shooting was staged.
Updated Apr 28
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