Would-Be Trump Assassin Said Previous Trump Assassination Attempts Were Fake

Cole Tomas Allen and the pathology of Trump derangement

Apr 28, 2026

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The man charged with attempting to kill President Trump at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night had amplified conspiracy theories about previous attempts on Trump’s life.

In social media posts that were archived before deletion, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, found it suspicious that Trump’s earlobe healed after being nicked by Thomas Matthew …

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