Trump targeted by ‘sick’ shooter who called himself the ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump targeted by ‘sick’ shooter who called himself the ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’Trump targeted by gunman who allegedly sent manifesto to his family minutes before opening fire, as president insists 'brave' King will still visit USAmy-Clare Martin Sunday 26 April 2026 18:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2965209To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shooting-cole-allen-manifesto-washington-b2965219.html","title":"Trump targeted by ‘sick’ shooter who called himself the ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’"}}CloseSuspect detained by police after shots are fired at WHCD with Trump in attendanceSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSe...