Assassination Target Claims Made at White House Dinner

During the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, stated that it was “very clear” that President Donald Trump was a target for assassination.

Pirro released a nearly six-minute video that seems to show the would-be assassin, Cole Allen, entering a side room near security measures at the event. Jake Tapper, who hosts “State of the Union,” pointed out that Trump’s name was omitted from Allen’s manifesto and questioned Pirro’s assertion.

“It’s very clear who the intended target is, based on the fact that as soon as this president announced he was attending the Hilton for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on March 2nd, he made a plan,” Pirro explained to Tapper.

“We have ample evidence of his intentions and actions, whether it involved tracking the president’s movements or monitoring where he was in the hotel on the day of the event,” she added. “This guy thought he was Rambo. He was fully armed.”

Allen, aged 31, appeared in court on Monday to face charges that include attempting to assassinate the president and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.

Pirro claimed, “I can assure you that we’ll prove this beyond a reasonable doubt. Some might think he’s insane, but he’s far from it. He’s incredibly smart with a master’s degree and has worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.” She noted that Allen had meticulously documented his journey from the West Coast to Chicago to Washington.

Pirro also expressed a personal sentiment, saying, “I hate this man. I hate Trump so much that I want to kill him.”

Trump has previously survived two assassination attempts during his 2024 presidential campaign—once during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and again while golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida. The April 25 dinner was the first Trump attended since taking office.