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- Devastated Erika Kirk Ushered Out of WHCA Dinner After Shooting
(Screenshot via @SaraSidnerTV on Instagram) A visibly rattled Erika Kirk was seen weeping as she was being ushered out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday after a shooter fired multiple shots, sending the annual event into chaos and forcing the Secret Service to rush President Donald Trump off the stage. CNN reporter Sara Sidner posted a clip to her Instagram account of Kirk sobbing as she was being escorted out by two men in the aftermath of the shooting. “I just want to go,” a choked-up Kirk could be heard saying. You can view the post on Instagram by clicking here, as well as the X post below: Grieving widow Erika Kirk was seen crying, “I just want to go home,” after the shooting took place at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. pic.twitter.com/vNr4HejOXH — Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) April 26, 2026 Her devastation is understandable, obviously, not only because it was a traumatic experience, but also because it came seven months after her husband Charlie Kirk was murdered at a Turning Point USA event in Utah. Erika Kirk has stepped in to run the conservative organization in place of her husband since then, and she was seen smiling while posing alongside Fox News anchor Lawrence Jones before the event on Saturday evening. Shining bright tonight! So wonderful to have the incredible @MrsErikaKirk and @LawrenceBJones3 this evening Fox News VIP cocktail party WHCD pic.twitter.com/hKtneHZfc2 — Fox News (@FoxNews) April 25, 2026 The good vibes were wrecked by the shooting hours later. Veteran Fox News anchor Bret Baier reported he spotted Kirk hiding under her table like many other attendees right after multiple shots were fired. Kirk was later “crying in the back hall, as you can imagine, after the assassination of her husband,” Baier reported. The Associated Press reported the suspected shooter was 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California. President Trump posted two pictures of Allen — whom he branded a “thug” and a “very sick person” — on Saturday night. He also shared security footage of law enforcement officers responding to the shooter as he raced through the lobby of the Hilton hotel. During a press conference, Trump applauded the Secret Service and law enforcement for doing a “great job” apprehending Allen. He said one officer was shot from close distance, but was saved because… [TheTopNews] Read More.51 mins ago - White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect ID’d as California Teach...
(LinkedIn/Truth Social) The man suspected of firing several shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night has been identified as a California man. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, was identified by several outlets as the man suspected of opening fire outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton Hotel, where the annual dinner was taking place. The shooting created a chaotic scene inside the ballroom, with the Secret Service whisking President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump away, as journalists and politicians alike hit the floor. Photos and a video of the suspect were later shared on the social media account of President Donald Trump, who called shooter a “sick person,” and a “thug.” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told the Associated Press that Allen has been charged with two charges related to using a firearm and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon, but other indictments may soon follow. On his LinkedIn page, Allen describes himself as a “Mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth.”The post White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect ID’d as California Teacher Cole Tomas Allen first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.52 mins ago - Fox’s Doocy Straight-Up Asks Trump, ‘Why Does This Keep Happening to You?’...
Fox News’s senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy directly asked President Donald Trump, “Why do you think this keeps happening to you?” after a gunman opened fire on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. As Trump held the presser in the White House briefing room nearly two hours after the chaotic scene played out in the Washington Hilton Hotel ballroom, Doocy asked about a New York Post report that the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, assembled a rifle somewhere on the Hilton premises. He then flat-out asked the president, “Why do you think this keeps happening to you?” Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts, including a gunshot that struck his ear during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, PA. Trump answered: “Well, you know, I’ve studied assassinations and I must tell you the most impactful people, the people that do the most, you take a look at the people — Abraham Lincoln — I mean, you go through the people that have gone through this where they got ’em, but the people that do the most and the people that make the biggest impact are the ones that they go after. They don’t go after the ones that don’t do much because they like it that way.” Read the full exchange below: PETER DOOCY: President Trump, there’s a report from The New York Post that this assailant assembled his weapon somewhere on-site at the hotel. What do you think about that, and I ask, respectfully, why do you think this keeps happening to you? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, you know, I’ve studied assassinations and I must tell you the most impactful people, the people that do the most, you take a look at the people — Abraham Lincoln — I mean, you go through the people that have gone through this where they got ’em, but the people that do the most and the people that make the biggest impact are the ones that they go after. They don’t go after the ones that don’t do much because they like it that way. And when you look at the people whether it was an attempt for a successful attempt they were very impactful people. Just take a look at the names here. The big names, and I hate to say I’m honored by that, but I’ve done a lot. We’ve done… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - WHCA Chair Weijia Jiang Gets First Question in Trump’s Post-Shooting Presser: ...CBS News Senior White House Correspondent and White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang asked the first question at President Donald Trump’s press conference in the aftermath of shots being fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The annual confab of politicos and journalists erupted in chaos Saturday evening when a gunman fired several shots. Secret Service whisked the president and First Lady Melania Trump out of the room, and all Cabinet members were safely evacuated as well. The gunman, identified by multiple outlets as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California, was apprehended and is in custody. I came to the WH with President Trump, who is preparing for a press conference to brief reporters. We hope to have more answers soon. A few of us are waiting in the briefing room. Thank God he, the First Lady, and everyone who was attending the WHCD was safe. — Weijia Jiang (@weijia) April 26, 2026 Trump began by thanking Jiang as WHCA president, saying she had done a “fantastic job” with the event, which had been a “beautiful evening” until it was interrupted. “And we’re going to reschedule,” said Trump. “And after that, it’s very tough for her to ask a killer question, right? But you have done a fantastic job.” “Mr. President, I appreciate it,” said Jiang. “As you mentioned, it all happened so quickly and I wonder — especially because unfortunately, you have experience with these sorts of threats — in that moment, when you realize there was a threat, and [Secret] Service agents were telling us to get down. Can you describe what was going through your mind, how you were feeling in that moment?” Replied Trump: It’s a very good question. Actually, it was — it’s always shocking when something like this happens — it happened to me, a little bit — and that never changes. The fact we’re sitting right next to each other — the first lady, am I right? And I heard a noise and sort of thought it was a tray. I thought it was a tray going down. I’ve heard that many times, and it was a pretty loud noise, and it was from quite far away. He hadn’t reached the area at all. They really got him, but so it was quite far away. But it was a gun. And some people really understood that pretty quickly.… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Posts Pictures, Video of ‘Thug’ Who Fired Shots at WHCA Dinner: ‘Heâ...
President Donald Trump posted a couple of pictures and a video of the “thug” who is suspected of firing multiple gunshots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, which sent the annual event into chaos and forced the president and First Lady Melania Trump to be rushed away by the Secret Service. “The man has been captured, they’re going to his apartment, I guess he lives in California,” Trump said. “He’s a sick person, a very sick person.” The Associated Press reported soon after the president’s comments the suspect was 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen. Trump posted two pictures of the suspect pressed face down on the lobby carpet to Truth Social. He posted the pictures just minutes before holding a press conference from the White House on the attack. The president also posted a 24-second security video showing law enforcement officers responding to the shooter as he raced through the lobby. Watch below: pic.twitter.com/zcgVgZivwD — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 26, 2026 During his press conference, Trump applauded the Secret Service and law enforcement for doing a “great job” apprehending the suspected shooter. He said one officer was shot from close distance, but was saved because he was wearing “obviously a very good bulletproof vest.” “I just spoke to the officer, and he’s doing great, he’s in great shape,” Trump said. “He has very high spirits and we told him we love him and respect him.” Trump also complimented the press, saying its coverage of the shooting has been “responsible.” The president then gave his wife kudos, saying the first lady was brave through a “traumatic experience.” The president added he “fought like hell” to have the event continue on Saturday night, but that protocol made it impossible. He said he was looking forward to holding another dinner a month from now. His announcement came shortly after Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported the shooter was a man around 30 years old from California, based on law enforcement sources. FBI Director Kash Patel said his agency was investigating whether the shooter was a “lone wolf” or if additional subjects were involved.The post Trump Posts Pictures, Video of ‘Thug’ Who Fired Shots at WHCA Dinner: ‘He’s a Sick Person’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Fox’s Bret Baier Describes ‘Chaotic Seconds’ He Was Told to Run From Shoot...Fox News anchor Bret Baier called into the channel live on Saturday night to describe the “chaotic seconds” when a shooter fired multiple shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, forcing President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to be rushed off the stage by Secret Service. Baier told Kevin Corke he was told to hide under the table at the Washington Hilton Hotel, before being told to run. He said his wife was ‘shaken” by the violence, and that he saw Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk “crying in the back hall, as you can imagine, after the assassination of her husband.” The Fox News veteran told one of his colleagues that a Secret Service agent was shot in the attack, but the bullet was “stopped apparently by his vest, and he will be doing well.” Baier added he believed Trump would offer a “resolute” message when he addresses the shooting from the White House on Saturday night, after he initially wanted the WHCA event to continue. Trump told Fox News he wants to do the event a month from now, Baier added. The president initially urged the WHCA to “LET THE SHOW GO ON” on Saturday night, but he changed his mind about 20 minutes later after consulting with law enforcement officials. Trump opted to hold a press conference instead from the White House. Trump announced the shooter was apprehended after firing multiple shots in the lobby of the Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. He applauded the Secret Service and local cops for doing a “fantastic job.” Beyond the president and first lady, Vice President JD Vance and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt — who is nine months pregnant — were also rushed off the stage. Baier complimented the Fox News security team for protecting the channel’s crew and telling them to hide under the table, saying they deserve a “big applause.” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported about 20 minutes later that his sources said the suspect was potentially a young man, about 30 years old. Watch Baier’s report above via Fox News.The post Fox’s Bret Baier Describes ‘Chaotic Seconds’ He Was Told to Run From Shooting at Trump’s WHCA Dinner first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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