Man Charged With Attempted Presidential Assassination

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Above: Left-Right: U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel at the Justice Department on April 27, 2026. Image credit:

The Spin

Left-wing rhetoric is directly fueling political violence against Trump, and the manifesto of Cole Allen makes that undeniable. Congress should be ashamed for leaving DHS defunded for 73 days while the president faces repeated assassination attempts. Funding DHS and securing a proper White House ballroom aren't political asks — they're basic necessities for protecting the presidential line of succession.

Townhall

Calling Saturday night a security success ignores that a gunman ran through an open checkpoint, past officers who never had a chance, at an event packed with the nation's top leadership. Basic measures like ID verification against a list weren't even in place. Right-wing conspiracy culture — not honest accountability — is what's filling the void where a real security after-action review should be.

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