The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was on Monday (April 27, 2026) charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

He appeared in court to face charges in a chaotic encounter that resulted in shots being fired, Mr. Trump being rushed off the stage and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables.

The state visit by Britain’s King Charles III to the U.S. would take place as planned, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday (April 26, 2026), following a shooting at a Washington media gala.

The incident late on Saturday (April 25) at the annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association came less than 48 hours before King Charles and Queen Camilla begin a four-day state visit to the United States.

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday (April 25, 2026) night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The President was uninjured and was hustled away.

The shooting suspect — described by Mr. Trump as a “sick person” — was identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, two law enforcement officials told the AP.

Political violence has no place in the United States, lawmakers cutting across party lines asserted, as U.S. President Donald Trump and other top White House officials were evacuated unharmed from a hotel following a shooting incident.

Addressing a press conference hours after he and top leaders were rushed out of the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel, Mr. Trump gave a call for national unity and said Americans must resolve differences despite rising political tensions and violence.