Cole Tomas Allen Tackled At Capitol Hilton After White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

The White House Correspondents Dinner attack centered on Cole Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, Los Angeles, who was “tackled to the ground of the Capitol Hilton, where the dinner was held,” according to reporting cited by The Forward.

“Where is Candace Owens today”

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times says “Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, Los Angeles, was identified as the shooter and has now been charged with attempting to assassinate the president.”

Hindustan Times

The same Hindustan Times account ties the aftermath to Candace Owens’s silence, stating that the conservative podcaster “has kept silent after Cole Tomas Allen carried out the WHCD shooting.”

The Times of India describes online claims about a “so-called link between Candace Owens and a person named Cole Allen,” while stressing that “there is no verified report, official statement, or confirmed evidence supporting any connection.”

In The Forward, President Trump is quoted on Fox News saying, “When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” as Trump framed the alleged culprit’s actions as targeting Christians.

The Forward also says Allen’s manifesto “started with an apology to ‘everyone whose trust I abused,’” and that it “thanked his church and cited the Bible.”

After the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, social media speculation tried to connect Candace Owens to Cole Allen, with multiple outlets describing the claims as unverified.

The Times of India says posts shared online “have sparked talk about a so-called link between Candace Owens and a person named Cole Allen,” and adds that “there is no verified report, official statement, or confirmed evidence supporting any connection.”

The Forward

It further states that “no law enforcement agency, major news outlet, or official source has confirmed any investigation involving Candace Owens in connection with the dinner or with Cole Allen.”

Hindustan Times reports that “claims have been made that Allen's name was searched in Italy on Google Trends, days before the shooting,” and says this came amid claims from far-right influencer and Donald Trump loyalist Laura Loomer that Owens “had traveled to Italy.”

Hindustan Times quotes a user asking, “Why was Candace Owens searching for Cole Thomas Allen days before the assassination attempt?” and another user asking, “Why was Candace searching for Cole Thomas Allen days before the assassination attempt?”

The Hindustan Times piece also includes a Grok fact-check saying, “No, this isn't true. There's zero credible evidence linking Candace Owens to Cole Thomas Allen or the April 25 shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.”

The Forward argues that Cole Allen’s manifesto, as described in its reporting, cited the Bible and thanked his church, while President Trump framed the attack as an anti-Christian act.

“Posts shared online have sparked talk about a so-called link between Candace Owens and a person named Cole Allen”

The Times of India

The Forward says Allen is “a devout Christian, active in the Christian fellowship at CalTech, his alma mater,” and it describes the manifesto as beginning with “an apology to ‘everyone whose trust I abused.’”

It adds that the manifesto “in fact thanked his church and cited the Bible, giving a theological justification for his efforts,” and it quotes Allen writing “as a Christian, you should turn the other cheek.”

The Forward then quotes Allen’s argument that “turning the other cheek when *someone else* is oppressed is not Christian behavior.”

It also quotes Allen turning to “yield unto Caesar what is Caesar’s” from the gospels and says Allen wrote that Trump “is not a supreme emperor like Caesar but instead subject to the rule of law.”

The Forward connects Trump’s framing to a broader policy context, quoting a national security directive signed in September that states “anti-Christianity” and “hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality” are “common threads driving domestic terrorism.”

The Forward places Trump’s comments about Christians within a political landscape it describes as split over issues like Israel and the war in Iran, and it names multiple figures tied to those debates.

It says the directive includes “monitoring speech” and that “Directing attention toward a sense of persecution functions to unite an increasingly splintered MAGA base.”

Hindustan Times

The Forward then says “some of whom are feuding over how their Christianity dictates their response to Israel and the war in Iran.”

It names Christian politicians on the right, stating that “Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee” claim their Christianity demands that they support Israel.

The Forward also says “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth regularly cites his religion in justifying U.S. wars, including the one in Iran.”

It contrasts that with “Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes, and former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene” who “have said that their faith demands that they oppose the government’s wars and its support for Israel.”

Across the accounts, the immediate next steps described are framed around investigation and clarification, while the Owens-Allen connection remains unverified.

“Cole Allen’s manifesto cites the Bible — so why did Trump say he ‘hates Christians”

The Forward

Hindustan Times says Grok’s assessment is that “Allen, a 31-year-old Torrance, CA teacher, acted alone as a politically motivated lone gunman per law enforcement and multiple reports (NBC, AP, LA Times),” and it says “Searches spiked globally after the news broke; no ties exist.”

The Forward

The Times of India emphasizes that “Right now, everything being shared remains unverified,” and it adds that “There are no police records, no court filings, and no confirmed investigations linking Candace Owens to any of these claims.”

Hindustan Times also reports that Owens updated followers “with the news on April 24 itself,” writing, “No show today!! Sorry—I thought I had announced I was traveling with my family. See you guys next week!”

It notes that Loomer claimed Owens was in Italy but says “it remains unclear if that is the case,” while also quoting Owens’s post from April 25 about “bring the gold bullions into the Vatican crypt.”

The Forward, meanwhile, points to the national security directive signed in September and its instruction to “intervene in criminal conspiracies before they result in violent political acts.”