US President Donald Trump stated that a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner would not dissuade him from pursuing the Iran war, despite his belief that the event was probably not connected to the ongoing conflict.
The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, from Torrance, California, was identified as the shooter. Trump mentioned that the suspect was in possession of several weapons before being apprehended by the Secret Service.
A manifesto revealed by authorities showed that Cole Allen referred to himself as the “Friendly Federal Assassin” and disclosed his intent to assassinate officials from the Trump administration.
Allen ridiculed the "insane" absence of security at the Washington Hilton, asserting that Iranian operatives could have introduced even more destructive weaponry and that "no one would have noticed s**t."
He wrote, “Like, if I was an Iranian agent, instead of an American citizen, I could have brought a damn Ma Deuce in here and no one would have noticed s8it. Actually insane.”
