Man charged with attempting to assasinate US President Donald Trump
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A man has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump following a security breach during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A man has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump, after a security breach that disrupted the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC at the weekend. California man Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has appeared in a federal court in Washington DC. Mr Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and most of the senior Cabinet were evacuated from a hotel ballroom after the breach on Saturday night, local time. It's alleged the accused rushed a security point armed with weapons before being apprehended by Secret Service agents.
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