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Chapter 1: What major red flags are emerging from the Trump administration regarding the shooting incident?
Some major red flags are surfacing over the, quote, official narrative from the Trump regime about the White House Correspondents Dinner incident. They were previously pushing this narrative that the individual who they say is the shooter, Cole Thomas Allen, was able to actually fire off shots and hit one of the agents in the chest, but it was wearing a bulletproof vest.
It doesn't seem that that narrative is accurate. We were seeing some signs that the way it was described seemed suspicious, lots of red flags. And now after this hearing took place and after Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch was questioned about it, he says that there's still an ongoing investigation into what took place.
That's a weird thing to say, because normally the Trump regime would post a photograph of the weapons right away. They would definitely come out with all of these statements and anything else. I mean, all they've been doing is talking about Golden Ballroom this, Golden Ballroom that. Blaming Jimmy Kimmel for the shooting, saying that this is why there needs to be no more No Kings protests.
Let me just show you what happened moments ago during this press conference when Todd Blanch was asked a very basic question.
Chapter 2: Who is Cole Thomas Allen and what are the allegations against him?
have you been able to determine whether the gunman fired shots watch what he says here play this clip have you been able to determine whether the gunman fired shots if so how many shots he fired and who exactly whose bullet hit the agent we're still we want to get that right so we're still looking at that we it appears and i don't want to to overstate because we are still looking at this that there were five five shots that law enforcement fired we are we we have
All the evidence is being examined very carefully and expeditiously, and we'll know more soon. We do believe that, as the complaint lays out, that the suspect, that the defendant fired it out of his shotgun, and we know that that happened. But as far as getting into exacting ballistics, I'm not going to do that today because it's still being looked at and finalized.
Yeah, I'm not buying that response right now. As Carney explains over here, S.G. Carney, Cole Allen was detained, quote, in connection with gunfire and for, quote, using a dangerous weapon. This sort of language makes it clear that. or unclear whether a shot was fired or not fired. Was the assault on the officer, was that in connection with being tackled? I mean, what happened over there?
We need more data. I'll give you more from the official narrative, then I'm going to go back to what Blanche was saying. This is what we reported on the Midas Touch Network. The suspect in the White House correspondence dinner incident appeared in federal court today, is now facing a charge of attempted assassination of Donald Trump, among other charges.
Scott McFarlane, the Midas Touch Network D.C. bureau chief, was on the scene in the courthouse. Here's what he told us was coming out of that courthouse. Cole Thomas Allen was arraigned moments ago in D.C., where the criminal case against him has officially been unsealed. Wearing a blue jail uniform and flanked by U.S. marshals, Allen stood quietly.
as he was sworn in and confirmed he will be represented by a public defender.
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Chapter 3: What inconsistencies are present in the official narrative of the shooting?
Prosecutors charged Allen with attempted assassination, transporting a firearm at interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony, use of a firearm in a crime of violence. Use of a firearm? Then why wouldn't Attorney General Todd Blanche then say, yes, he discharged the firearm? So that's interesting.
Federal authorities say Allen was armed with a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun, a semi-automatic pistol, and knives at the time of the incident. The Justice Department is seeking pretrial detention, arguing the charges qualify as a federal crime of terrorism and mandate that he remain in custody. Now, back to that press conference with Todd Blanche.
Chapter 4: What did Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch reveal about the ongoing investigation?
Todd Blanche said, look, we need this ballroom badly, and... We need to make it very clear that this incident tells us one thing. The ballroom must be built. And now the Trump regime is pushing the taxpayers need to pay for it. Remember that private donor thing? That ain't happening. We need this. The Department of Homeland Security needs to pay for it.
We need to attach this with the ICE funding bill. For real. That's where they're going with this. Here, play this clip.
Thank you for taking my question. You personally have called for a construction of this ballroom at the White House. The president has called for this as well.
Today, the National Trust president put out a statement, says that they're grateful that everybody's okay, but, and I quote, we are not planning to voluntarily dismiss our lawsuit, which endangers no one, and which respectfully asks the administration to follow the law. Ballroom construction is continuing, unabated, until June 5th at the earliest because the injunction is on hold.
Where does the Justice Department go from here? And then I have a follow-up on that.
Well, we filed a motion today asking the court to do what the plaintiffs refused to do. We absolutely believe that there is no better example of why this ballroom is necessary, aside from all the very positive things the ballroom will bring to this country and to Washington, D.C., than what happened on Saturday night. You guys, many of you all were there.
That's one of the only places in DC that you can hold an event like that due to its size and the structure of what we need. So we're basically stuck at this point in the city with having an event like that at a hotel. So underneath a ton of hotel rooms.
and so the fact that we aside again aside from the fact that the ballroom is spectacular it's going to be beautiful it's going to make this country look great every time it's used it's also a meaningful safety issue and so i'm not i i very much wish that the plaintiffs and their counsel would take a different view but if they don't we are going to continue to fight in court like we have been and and hopefully the the judges at the dc circuit will court will will do the right thing
Look, I want to show this as well. You have Lindsey Graham then holding a press conference at Donald Trump's behest. I mean, talk about raising major red flags here and Lindsey Graham's out there saying now the taxpayers need to pay for the ballroom. I just want to show this clip as well because I forgot to show it before. Here, let's play it.
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Chapter 5: What charges is Cole Thomas Allen facing in connection with the shooting?
The president has talked about rescheduling the dinner within 30 days. Does he have a specific venue in mind? And would he consider hosting it at the White House?
Well, unfortunately, we don't have a room big enough here at the White House, which is another point to be made. And the president is absolutely right. It's why the White House Ballroom Project is not just a fun project for President Trump, like you will read in the media.
It is actually critical for our national security that a larger, secure building on this complex, which is the most secure complex in the world, is built to accommodate not only
large amounts of guests, but also the president, the vice president, members of the cabinet, the line of succession in this country should be able to gather freely and safety without the fear of threats or political violence. And the White House ballroom will provide that. And so it's critical that we get this project done as quickly as possible.
There you have it, folks. I mean, I think I'll say this, and I've said this to somebody else. They said, talk to me about the coverage that you've been doing at the Midas Touch Network on this alleged shooting at the White House Correspondents Center. Here's how I said it.
Regardless of what's happened or didn't happen at the White House Correspondents Dinner, the behavior by the Trump regime afterwards is really all you need to know, right? I mean, because they've taken They've handled it in such an unserious matter. They were laughing after, joking, like high-fiving each other, then immediately talking about ballrooms and banning protests.
And yes, attacking the media right away and using it as a way to divide the country. And so if that's the way they handle it afterwards, then why should we, the people, treat any of this as being serious when they behave like jesters, when they behave like clowns, when they behave like Wade using this to divide the country? That's my perspective on it. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe.
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