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5 min readBen Shapiro recounts a foiled assassination attempt on President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, framing it as the third such incident in two years. He details the security breach and shooter's profile before arguing that left-wing rhetoric has established "permission structures for violence" by mainstreaming conspiratorial claims that portray Trump and conservatives as existential threats warranting extreme responses.
Incident Timeline
Around 8:30 PM Eastern, as guests including Trump, JD Vance, Melania Trump, and cabinet members dined in the hotel ballroom, Cole Allen sprinted past a lightly guarded lobby checkpoint, firing shots while armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives. Security footage shows him charging through, prompting Secret Service to return fire; he fell face-first at the top of stairs near the ballroom entrance, about 60 feet into the secured area. Guests heard shots during a mentalist performance by Oz Perlman; Trump, Vance, and others were quickly evacuated under cover. No one was injured. The event resumed briefly per Trump's suggestion but was canceled for safety. Trump later posted on Truth Social praising law enforcement, shared a photo of the prone shooter, and held a press conference urging Americans to resolve differences peacefully while joking about rescheduling his planned roast of the press.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:15) **Episode Intro: Third Trump Assassination Attempt** - Details Saturday night's shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD), previews security lapses and left's permission structures for violence
- 2 (03:14) **Detailed Timeline of Attack** - Breaks down sequence from 8 PM event start to 10:33 PM press conference using footage and reports
- 3 (09:16) **Trump's Post-Attack Statements** - President calls for ending political violence, jokes about rescheduled dinner speech
- 4 (10:31) **Security Shortcomings Exposed** - Shooter stayed at hotel, bypassed light lobby checks; heavy security only near ballroom
- 5 (12:38) **Shooter Profile: Cole Allen** - Caltech grad, engineer, teacher, indie developer with left-wing radical views
- 6 (16:05) **Shooter's Manifesto Analysis** - Sent 10 minutes pre-attack; labels Trump pedophile/rapist/traitor, targets officials except Kash Patel
- 7 (23:44) **Permission Structures for Violence** - Argues left mainstreams conspiracism (pedophile, Hitler labels) fueling attacks, unlike policy disagreements
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Show Notes
A would-be assassin tries to take out President Trump and members of the cabinet at the White House Correspondents Association dinner; we examine the roots of Left-wing violence; and we ask whether this trend will accelerate.
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