In his manifesto, the suspect had written that all Trump administration officials, not including FBI Director Kash Patel, are his targets, prioritised from highest-ranking to lowest.
Cole Thomas Allen, the suspect arrested for the shooting incident during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, had reportedly written a “manifesto” and sent it to his family members shortly before the incident.
“I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,” gunman Cole Allen allegedly wrote in the manifesto, according to the New York Post.
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The US President’s name had prominently appeared in the US Justice Department’s release of files related to convicted pedophile and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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He said that all Trump administration officials, not including FBI Director Kash Patel, are his targets, prioritised from highest-ranking to lowest.
Allen’s manifesto further added that “hotel security, the Capitol Police, National Guard, hotel employees and guests were “not targets at all.”
The suspect had allegedly opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by US President Donald Trump, the first lady, Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance.
The armed gunman was intercepted by Secret Service agents before he could reach the ballroom hosting nearly 2,500 guests, including journalists, politicians and other prominent figures.
The security forces overpowered the suspect after a brief shootout, during which one personnel was also shot in the chest area but a bullet-proof vest saved his life.
US President Trump, and other protectees who were present at the ballroom at the time of the incident, were swiftly evacuated by Secret Service agents.
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