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Trump Says Dinner Shooter Was ‘Blur’: ‘NFL Should Sign Him Up’
Trump said police and Secret Service reacted quickly after a gunman ran 45 yards through security and was captured alive.
- On Saturday, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen breached security at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents Association dinner and fired shots before law enforcement apprehended him.
- White House officials stated Allen intended to target President Trump and other administration officials; the suspect sent a manifesto to family members minutes before the incident.
- During a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday, President Trump told CBS News reporter Norah O'Donnell the gunman's speed was "like a blur." Trump later joked, "I think the NFL should sign him up."
- A Secret Service agent struck in the chest survived due to a bulletproof vest; Allen is expected to be arraigned in federal court on Monday.
- Crediting the Secret Service for their quick response, Trump later jokingly suggested, "I think the NFL should sign him up," reflecting his focus on the gunman's athletic speed.
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Donald Trump has likened the athleticism of the suspected shooter in the White House Correspondents' Dinner incident to that of an NFL player. While speaking to CBS News on Sunday, April 26, Trump said, ‘the NFL should sign him up’ as he recalled the suspect running ‘45 yards’ to breach security.
Trump says dinner shooter was ‘blur’: ‘NFL should sign him up’
President Trump said the shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on “60…
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