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4/26/2026, 9:26:25 PM
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We're learning that the suspect, charging past security armed with a
shotgun and pistol, was likely targeting various members of the Trump administration, including the president himself, according to that attacker's own writings.
>> The suspect, whose name is Cole Thomas
Allen, a 31-year-old of an LA suburb called Torrance, was staying at the hotel.
He was a guest. He had checked in, according to officials, on Friday, and he did send a note to his family ahead of when he attempted this, where he apparently apologized for what he was
about to do. But very notably, Hallie, he also wrote about the lack security at the hotel, according to some of these excerpts that we were able to review, saying that he even expected to encounter more security.
Now, we should point out that he did have specific words about overall Trump administration officials, and that that was a potential motivator here, but he did not mention President Donald Trump by name.
He referred to the president and leader in a more general way, but he did not specify that he was targeting him necessarily.
Now, according to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt, they are characterizing this and taking this as a potential attempt on the president's life.
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