US Attorney calls WHCD shooting assassination attempt

The White House has stated the recent shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was the third major assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in two years. The suspect, Cole Allen, has been formally charged with attempting to assassinate the President. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has now publicly reinforced this assessment, stating, "Make no mistake. This was an attempted assassination of the President of the United States." The White House has previously linked the violence to what it calls dangerous political rhetoric.