Cole Allen attempted shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner with security footage released
Cole Allen, 31, attempted an armed attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton while President Trump was present. Newly released Justice Department footage shows a police K9 appeared to detect Allen seconds before he rushed past security with a shotgun. Allen fired one round, hitting a Secret Service agent in the chest; the agent returned fire and Allen was subdued after falling at a magnetometer.
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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Daily Wire and Washington Examiner focus on how the K9 missed the threat and detail the tactical sequence. Reuters reports Allen's custody agreement, while NY Post emphasizes Allen's residence location and frames it as political context.
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“WATCH: Police Dog Appeared To Flag Wannabe Trump Assassin Seconds Before Attack”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
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“Man accused in Trump assassination attempt agrees to remain in custody - Reuters” · Reuters
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RReuters Man accused in Trump assassination attempt agrees to remain in custody - Reuters 97d ago RIGHT3
DWDaily Wire WATCH: Police Dog Appeared To Flag Wannabe Trump Assassin Seconds Before Attack 96d ago WEWashington Examiner K-9 pulled away from Cole Allen seconds before he rushed past security in new footage 96d ago NYPNY Post Would-be assassin lived in town represented by anti-Trump 'Mad Max' 96d ago 8 tracked claims across 4 outlets
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A Secret Service agent was shot in the chest and was wearing a bulletproof vest
Source ·Washington Examiner reports agent was shot in chest and wore bulletproof vest; Daily Wire mentions the shooting without vest detail; Reuters and NY Post do not provide this detail
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