White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto to family before opening fire

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsWhite House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto to family before opening fireCole Allen’s manifesto lists off a series of criticisms of the Trump administrationEric Garcia Sunday 26 April 2026 16:37 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":"b2965196","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cole-allen-trump-shooting-manifesto-b2965196.html","title":"White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect sent anti-Trump manifesto to family"}}CloseThe Independent's Eric Garcia reports from scene of White House Correspondents' Dinner shootingSign 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","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClim...