Sunday Update: April 26, 2026
The Great America Show
Fawcett Strategies
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
John breaks down the biggest news event of the weekend, the shocking events that unfolded at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. As President Trump was set to speak, a man breached security and opened fire, leading to a swift response from the Secret Service. Hear the latest details of the incident, including the identity of the shooter, the President's reaction, and the implications for future security measures.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawzer with this Great America Show Midday Update for Sunday, April 26th. |
| 0:04.8 | Happy Sunday, folks. Well, it was an eventful night last night over in Washington, D.C. for the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner where President Trump was expected to speak. |
| 0:16.1 | But just shortly before he was getting up there to speak, a man decided to breach the perimeter outside, |
| 0:23.7 | firing multiple shots at a Secret Service agent in an attempt to get into the ballroom where President Trump was at. |
| 0:30.1 | The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondence Center has been identified as now 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, |
| 0:36.3 | Terrance, California. |
| 0:37.9 | Allen is in custody despite initial reports that he was fatally shot. |
| 0:41.7 | He was taken alive after Secret Service agents neutralized him in the lobby area near the security screening. |
| 0:47.5 | Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had this to say this morning about the suspect who appears to not be cooperating with the authorities. |
| 0:56.0 | Is he talking to law enforcement or is this information that you got through other means? |
| 1:03.3 | It's information we primarily got from other means. So we've already started talking to folks |
| 1:09.1 | who knew him. We've already started going through the evidence that we collected. |
| 1:13.2 | This has, it's been 12 hours, so this is not something that is over. |
| 1:17.0 | It's just starting, but that's where we are this morning. |
| 1:19.8 | Is he talking? |
| 1:21.7 | No, I mean, he's not, I expect he'll be charged tomorrow morning in federal court with two counts in a complaint. |
| 1:28.3 | We are not viewing him as cooperating necessarily right now, although we'll see what happens going forward. |
| 1:34.4 | But as of now, I expect he's a defendant and he will be charged tomorrow morning with two counts, |
| 1:41.8 | assault to a federal officer, and using a firearm during a crime |
| 1:45.4 | of violence, which is that underlying assault, whether there will be more charges when he's |
| 1:49.7 | indicted in the coming days and weeks is left to be seen depending on what we learn from |
| 1:55.5 | the evidence that we gathered last night and that we'll continue to gather over the next |
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