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US President Donald Trump and his officials were the “likely” targets of a suspected gunman who attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said.
The suspect, identified by US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested after police said he opened fire near a checkpoint during an incident at a Washington DC hotel on Saturday.
Blanche, speaking to NBC News, said the motive of the alleged gunman is still under investigation, but “preliminary” findings indicate he was targeting administration officials.
The FBI’s Criminal and Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident.
After being removed from the stage and taken to safety, Trump later told reporters in a brief briefing on Saturday: “I don’t think there’s a profession that’s more dangerous.”
In a statement on Sunday, the White House said Trump was “in stable condition” after surviving, along with members of his cabinet, “an assassination attempt when shots were fired”.
The president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, Weijia Jiang, called the attack “horrific”.
By: BBC
