In the quiet hours after a violent disruption at the annual gathering of the White House press corps, the country was once again confronted with the uneasy meeting of power, the press, and the private fury of a single man. The accused, a 31-year-old named Cole Allen from Torrance, California, left behind a manifesto that leveled charges against the president, and when those charges were put to Donald Trump in a CBS News interview, he answered by reaching for the language of illness and family warning signs rather than the language of politics. What remains unresolved is what drove a man to tha
Trump Calls White House Press Dinner Shooter 'Pretty Sick,' Says He Wasn't Worried During Attack
A shooting at the annual White House press dinner occurred, with the accused shot down by security personnel.
He was a Christian believer, and then he became an anti-Christian
Mark
Why did this interview draw attention? The shooting was Saturday, and by Sunday the president was already answering questions about it.
Mimi
Because he was asked about the manifesto directly. He rejected its allegations, saying he is not a rapist or a paedophile, and the report says he looked visibly frustrated.
Mark
He also called the accused radicalised. What was he basing that on?
Mimi
He said he had read the manifesto. He described a man who was a Christian believer and then turned anti-Christian, and he said that was based on what the man wrote.
Luke
Worth flagging that the family details, the brother complaining and possibly reporting him to police, and the sister too, come from Trump's own telling. The report doesn't confirm them independently.
Mark
And the remark about not being worried?
Mimi
He said he understands life and that we live in a crazy world. He said he was surrounded by security by the time he realised there was a problem.
Luke
That's his own account of his state of mind. It can't be checked from this report.
Mark
He joked about the NFL, too.
Mimi
Yes, about the shooter running 45 yards. He said it with the caveat "they say," so even he was relaying a figure.
Luke
Right, the 45 yards is secondhand. And we still don't know what the manifesto fully says, what charges Allen faces, or the investigation's findings.
Mark
So what should a reader watch for?
Mimi
Official findings on the manifesto and the investigation. Those will tell us more than interview impressions.
Le Pouls
- A gunman at the White House press dinner has turned a night of ceremony into a crisis of security and public trust.
- A manifesto with sweeping accusations against the president is now circulating, and Trump has publicly rejected its claims as he sat for a CBS interview.
- Trump casts the accused as radicalised and 'sick', pointing to family members who he says raised alarms before the attack.
- Security personnel swiftly brought the shooter down, and the president praised their professionalism while the investigation and the manifesto's full contents remain the open questions.
In the quiet hours after a violent disruption at the annual gathering of the White House press corps, the country was once again confronted with the uneasy meeting of power, the press, and the private fury of a single man. The accused, a 31-year-old named Cole Allen from Torrance, California, left behind a manifesto that leveled charges against the president, and when those charges were put to Donald Trump in a CBS News interview, he answered by reaching for the language of illness and family warning signs rather than the language of politics. What remains unresolved is what drove a man to that room, and whether the words he wrote will ever be examined as closely as the bullets he fired.
On Sunday morning, the day after gunfire erupted at the annual White House press dinner, President Donald Trump sat down with CBS News and was pressed about the manifesto attributed to the accused gunman. He appeared visibly frustrated by the question. The accused is 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, and his writings attacked the president's policies and made serious personal allegations.
Trump rejected those allegations outright, insisting he is not a rapist or a paedophile and distancing himself from Jeffrey Epstein. He said he was ashamed that anyone would read such a document, and he described the accused as radicalised and a sick person. He said he had read the manifesto himself and that Allen had moved from Christian belief toward hostility toward Christianity. He also said Allen's family had grown worried, with a brother and a sister who he believed had complained to authorities. These details come from Trump's account alone and have not been independently confirmed.
Trump recounted the night as a sudden jolt, saying he only grasped there was a serious problem once he was surrounded by security. He reserved his strongest praise for the officers, calling them highly professional for bringing the shooter down almost immediately, and he described the moment as a blur on video. What comes next is the content of the manifesto and the findings of the investigation, both of which remain to be seen.
On Sunday, the morning after a shooting at the annual White House press dinner, President Donald Trump sat for an interview with CBS News and was asked about the manifesto attributed to the accused gunman. By the account of the report, he looked visibly frustrated as the question was put to him.
The man accused is 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California. His manifesto, as described in the report, attacked the president's policies and leveled allegations against him. Trump rejected them directly, saying he is not a "rapist" or a "paedophile" and is not any of the things the document says. He also distanced himself from the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He told the interviewer that he should be ashamed for reading the manifesto.
Trump characterized the accused as radicalised and as a "sick person." He said he had read the manifesto himself. By his telling, Allen had been a Christian believer who later turned anti-Christian and went through a lot of change, judging by what he wrote.
Trump also pointed to the man's family. He said Allen's brother had complained about him and, he believed, reported him to the police, and that a sister likewise complained. The family, he said, was very concerned, and Allen was "probably a pretty sick guy." These family details come from Trump's own account in the interview; the report does not independently confirm them.
Asked whether he heard gunshots or was worried, Trump said he was not. He said he understands life and that "we live in a crazy" world. He walked through the sequence of Saturday night's events, saying that by the time he understood there was a "bad problem" at the venue, he was already surrounded by security personnel.
He spent considerable time praising the law enforcement response. He said security personnel were "so professional" and took the shooter down immediately, weapons trained on him. He described himself as a big fan of law enforcement. The shooter, he said, was fast: he ran 45 yards, "they say," and then went through something and "popped through it." On tape, Trump said, it is almost a blur, and he joked that the NFL should sign him up. He added that some such people may be crazy but are not stupid.
The report notes that the accused was shot down by security personnel. It does not detail the extent of any injuries, the charges, or what the manifesto says beyond the allegations Trump addressed. Those contents, along with the findings of the investigation, are what to watch next.
Citations marquantes
He was probably a pretty sick guy.— Donald Trump, CBS News interview
Trump said he was not worried during the attack and that security personnel were 'so professional.'— Donald Trump, paraphrased from CBS News interview
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