Potential motive behind WHCD shooting revealed: report

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed on Sunday what the potential motive was for the man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday night, CNN reported.“The suspected gunman who charged through a security checkpoint at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner appeared to be targeting Trump administration officials, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN,” the outlet reported.The suspected gunman was soon identified as 31-year-old California resident Cole Allen, who, according to police, was armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives. Allen reportedly shot a Secret Service officer who was later hospitalized but “expected to survive,” NBC News reported, before being taken into custody without serious injury.Officials said Allen had no criminal record, per reporting from NBC News, and Blanche did not detail how law enforcement determined Allen was targeting Trump administration officials. However, another law enforcement official corroborated Blanche’s claim on Allen’s potential motive for the shooting in a statement to Fox News, according to Fox News’ Bill Melugin.NEW: Per federal law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation to @FoxNews, Cole Allen told investigators after his arrest that his intent was to target Trump administration officials at the WHCD.— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 26, 2026