Published Apr 29, 2026, 10:27 AM ET · Updated 6 months ago · 1 source

Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife in hotel, investigators say

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The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, a shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, authorities said Wednesday in a new court filing. Cole Allen wore black pants, a black shirt and a red tie as he snapped the image in his room at the Washington Hilton, where Trump and hundreds of journalists were meeting for a gala Sa