April 27, 2026: DC Gala Shooting Suspect Charged, US Weighs Iran Plan, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Dan Schwartzman. Cole Thomas Allen, the man accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents Dinner, made his first appearance in federal court. Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump along with other federal offenses. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch.
Violence has no place in civic life. It cannot and will not be used to disrupt democratic institutions or intimidate those who serve them, and it certainly cannot continue to be used against the President of the United States.
That was Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Allen faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of trying to assassinate the president. Potential motives, though, weren't clear. But authorities have said Allen was targeting Trump officials based on a manifesto he'd reportedly sent to family members, blasting the president and his administration. Here is Janine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for D.C.
There will be additional charges as this investigation continues to unfold. But make no mistake, this was an attempted assassination of the President of the United States, with the defendant making clear what his intent was. And that intent was to bring down as many of the high-ranking cabinet officials as he could.
That's Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for D.C. This comes as the White House waves whether to beef up security for the president at public events. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says changes aren't out of the question.
I think, again, that it's up to the White House here, and we view it as a great responsibility to ensure the maximum safety of the president and the vice president and the entire cabinet. And so we're always looking for ways to improve security.
That's White House Press Secretary Caroline Levin. President Trump has called on ABC to immediately fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after what he called a, quote, despicable call to violence. Kimmel did a parody of the White House correspondent's dinner on his show last week, saying First Lady Melania Trump had, quote, a glow like an expectant widow. ABC's parent company Disney shares slipped and were little change for the day. The White House said U.S. officials were discussing Iran's latest proposal, but maintained red lines on any deal to end the war that includes preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The comments followed reports that Tehran proposed an interim deal whereby it reopens the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington ending its blockade of Iranian ports.
The proposal would also postpone negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. Here's Bloomberg's Laura Davison.
What this suggests is that the U.S. is now looking at sort of a multi-phase set of talks here to come to some sort of conclusion of that, you know, dealing with sort of the acute pain points right now, which is sort of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. You have both the U.S. saying that they will not, you know, agree to anything until Iran opens up the Strait and Iran saying they will not open up the Strait until the U.S.
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