Episode 1865 • • 2:35 - 9:12
1865: Wide Awakes
Cole Thomas Allen, White House Correspondents Dinner Assassination Attempt
Law enforcement captured 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen after he breached security at a hotel during the White House Correspondents Dinner. Allen, a teacher from Torrance, California, published a 1,000-word manifesto labeling himself a "friendly federal assassin" and targeting Trump administration officials. Investigators are examining his ties to the Wide Awakes and the Sunrise Movement, groups advocating for climate action and the removal of Donald Trump from power.