Cole Allen Manifesto: Shooting Suspect's Anti-Trump Message Detailed

Cole Allen, the suspect identified as the man who attempted to breach the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday night sent a manifesto to his family just minutes before the incident, a White House official told Newsweek.

The manifest “clearly” stated he wanted to target administration officials, and the official mentioned that Allen’s social media contained much anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric – the latter of which was present in the manifesto, according to the president.

President Donald Trump mentioned the manifesto during an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, saying it would be released later, but saying that Allen was “a sick guy” and that his manifesto made clear that he “hates Christians.”

However, a White House official told Newsweek more details about the manifesto, including the fact that Allen sent it out to his family members minutes before he tried to charge the ballroom, armed with a shotgun, two handguns, and multiple knives.

The manifesto listed a series of grievances about what is going on in the country, which aligns with comments from Allen’s sister made in an interview today with Secret Service and Montgomery County Police on Sunday: She said that her brother often made “radical statements” and constantly referenced a plan to do “something” to fix the issues in the world.

The full manifesto has yet to be released.

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This story was originally published April 26, 2026 at 9:38 AM.