WHCA dinner suspect tied to left-wing activist group the Wide Awakes

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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Cole Allen, the alleged gunman accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, has suspected ties to a left-wing activist group organized around racial justice. Allen’s sister reportedly told the Secret Service that he was part of the Wide Awakes, a progressive revival of an abolitionist organization that formed […]

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WHCA dinner suspect tied to left-wing activist group the Wide Awakes
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WHCA dinner suspect tied to left-wing activist group the Wide Awakes

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Cole Allen, the alleged gunman accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, has suspected ties to a left-wing activist group organized around racial justice. Allen’s sister reportedly told the Secret Service that he was part of the Wide Awakes, a progressive revival of an abolitionist organization that formed […]