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The 7

Shooting suspect charges; Jimmy Kimmel vs. Melania Trump; gorilla bank accounts; and more

The 7

The Washington Post

News, Daily News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Tuesday briefing: Correspondents’ dinner; Melania Trump vs. Jimmy Kimmel; Florida voting map; and more


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0:00.0

The White House Correspondence Dinner shooting suspect was charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.

0:11.0

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, April 28. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:22.0

31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen appeared in court yesterday in connection with the shooting at Saturday

0:28.4

night's correspondence dinner. He was also charged with transporting firearms across state lines

0:35.0

and discharging one of them during a violent crime. Federal officials said he

0:40.5

traveled across the country from California before charging a security checkpoint leading toward the

0:46.5

event ballroom. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and potentially

0:53.1

life in prison. U.S. Attorney for D.C.

0:56.3

Janine Piro said more charges are likely to follow. Make no mistake, this was an attempted

1:03.1

assassination of the president of the United States with the defendant making clear what his intent was.

1:10.5

And that intent was to bring down as many

1:14.0

of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could.

1:18.2

The incident has raised questions about the security protocols surrounding the event,

1:23.5

particularly given that Trump and many cabinet members were in attendance.

1:28.1

The administration announced plans yesterday to review security protocols for future presidential events.

1:41.7

President Trump urged ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

1:47.6

That's number two.

1:49.5

Last Thursday, two days before the shooting at the correspondence dinner, Kimmel did a bit on his show that mocked the event.

1:57.0

He pretended to be the dinner's comedian, roasting the attendees.

2:00.9

At one point, he said this about First Lady Melania Trump.

2:04.3

Our First Lady Melania is here. Look at, well, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.

2:11.8

In the wake of the shooting, that angered Melania.

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