Trump assassination attempt

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt pleads not guilty

Cole Thomas Allen, 31, did not speak in court as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf.

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Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC
Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC

Judge 'disturbed' over treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

Allen's lawyers raised concerns that he was placed on suicide watch despite showing no suicidal tendencies during a health evaluation and was housed in a padded cell for 23 hours a day.

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Guests take cover after U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner by Secret Service agents when a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel outside the room, in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 25, 2026.

White House dinner shooting prompts scrutiny of Trump security arrangements

The fact that some attendees could hear the shots fired at a Secret Service agent underscored vulnerabilities, even if federal agents appeared to carry out their plan to protect the president.

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Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course, stands handcuffed between two Martin County Sheriff's office deputies after his arrest during a traffic stop near Palm City, Florida, U.S.,

Man found guilty of attempted assassination in plot to kill Trump at Florida golf club

A jury found that Ryan Routh, 59, intended to kill Trump, then a former US president and Republican presidential candidate, when he pointed a rifle through a fence while Trump was golfing.

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Friend in need is a friend indeed: Vance's Israel support is most welcome - editorial

Without taking sides in the US election, we welcome Vance’s nomination, thank him for supporting Israel in its war against terror, and wish him well.

JULY 17, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall, Jerusalem, and Senator JD Vance (R-OH) attends an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit, Michigan, US, June,16, 2024.

Trump's surging popularity once again proves political assassinations backfire - opinion

Rabin’s funeral consecrated Oslo as his legacy, with then-US president Bill Clinton deeming him “a martyr for peace.” Donald Trump was lucky – the assassin missed.

JULY 17, 2024ByGIL TROY
Twenty-five thousands candles commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, in Tel Aviv, in 2020. The tragedy consecrated Oslo as his legacy, with then US president Bill Clinton deeming him 'a martyr for peace,' says the writer.

US received intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, CNN reports

During this election cycle, the campaign stopped holding spontaneous off-the-record events where guests weren’t swept by Secret Service beforehand due to security concerns, CNN reported. 

JULY 16, 2024ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump walks during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 15, 2024.

A month ago: Video appears to show Jonathan Pollard predicting US assassination attempt

In conversation with Rabbi David Bar Hayim, the head of the Shilo Institute, Pollard referred to former President Donald Trump and the legal cases against him.

JULY 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump with his bloodied face is assisted by security personnel as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.

Trump forges ahead in White House bid after assassination attempt

"This is a chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together. The speech will be a lot different, a lot different than it would've been two days ago," Trump told the press.

JULY 15, 2024ByREUTERS
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, July 13, 2024.

Will the assassination attempt against Trump sway the election?

Channel 13 News reporter Neria Kraus called the assassination attempt a 'trump card' for Trump to use during the upcoming elections.

JULY 15, 2024By103FM VIA MAARIV ONLINE
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.

Trump gunman's motive eludes investigators as Secret Service defends response

The FBI has taken the lead in an investigation of the shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania that wounded the former president, overshadowing his Nov. 5 election rematch with President Biden.

JULY 14, 2024ByREUTERS
Police tape outlines a perimeter near the home of the 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, named by the FBI as the "subject involved" in the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, US July 14, 2024.