Trump lashes out at questions over shooter’s manifesto
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President Donald Trump reacted angrily when he was asked about White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged manifesto, which sharply criticized the Trump administration.
The president attacked CBS News for quoting from the manifesto in an interview with Trump that aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday.
“I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would because you're horrible people,” Trump said.
Allen, a 31-year-old from Torrance, California, reportedly sent the anti-Trump manifesto to his family members moments before the shooting, calling himself the “Friendly Federal Assassin.”
Elsewhere in the 60 Minutes interview, the president claimed “hate speech” from the Democrats was “very dangerous” and driving political violence in America.
Investigators are still reconstructing the chaotic moments surrounding the shooting.
Gunshots were fired inside the Washington Hilton shortly after 8:30pm, prompting scenes of panic as Secret Service agents rushed the president and other Cabinet officials out of the ballroom, while others took cover under tables.
The suspect shot and injured one law enforcement officer, before being detained near the hotel screening area, officials said. The officer was treated and released from the hospital on Sunday.
Allen faces impending firearms and assault charges and is set to be arraigned on Monday. He reportedly is not cooperating with authorities.