A man with a manifesto, a shotgun, and a target list just tried to kill the President of the United States.
Barack Obama saw the same manifesto everyone else did.
Then he posted something that has America demanding answers.
Cole Allen Left a 1000-Word Manifesto Targeting Trump Officials and Obama Claimed He Didn't Know Why
Cole Allen – a 31-year-old California teacher – charged a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives.
Trump, Melania, and the entire cabinet were rushed from the ballroom.
A Secret Service officer was shot in the chest. He survived because of a bulletproof vest.
Before Allen left his hotel room, he sent a 1,000-word document to his family explaining exactly what he was about to do and why.
He called Trump a "pedophile, rapist, and traitor."
He ranked administration officials as targets from "highest-ranking to lowest."
He calculated the optimal ammunition to reduce wall penetration.
He signed off as "The Friendly Federal Assassin."
Hours later, Barack Obama posted that "we don't yet have the details about the motives."
The manifesto had been public for six hours.
This Was the Fourth Trump Assassination Attempt and Obama Used the Same Script Every Time
This was not Obama's first rodeo.
After the July 2024 Butler attempt – when a bullet grazed Trump's ear and killed Corey Comperatore – Obama wrote that there is "absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy" while adding "although we don't yet know exactly what happened."
After the September 2024 golf course attempt, when Ryan Routh was arrested with a rifle at the fence line of Trump's West Palm Beach course, Democrats called for toning down rhetoric without acknowledging their own.
Now a fourth attempt. The same Obama. The same script.
Research from the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that by mid-2025, far-left extremist attacks had outpaced far-right violence for the first time in 30 years.
Obama knows that. He just won't say it.
The Democrat Rhetoric That Radicalized Cole Allen Into a Would-Be Assassin
Allen didn't invent the language in his manifesto. He absorbed it.
He donated to a Kamala Harris PAC in 2024. He attended "No Kings" rallies in California. He belonged to a group called "The Wide Awakes."
The phrases he used – rapist, pedophile, traitor – did not originate with Cole Allen. They came from the campaign trail, the media, and the Democratic Party's messaging operation for the past decade.
Biden told donors it was time to "put Trump in a bullseye."
Harris asked whether "one of us has to come out alive."
Rep. Dan Goldman said Trump had to be "eliminated."
Rep. Maxine Waters told activists to "push back" on Trump officials wherever they find them.
Allen absorbed all of it. Then he showed up to the White House Correspondents' Dinner with a shotgun.
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters called the attack "the inevitable result of a radicalized left that has normalized political violence."
Trump said it plainly on 60 Minutes Sunday night: "I do think that the hate speech of the Democrats is very dangerous."
Obama's response was to play dumb about a document his party's rhetoric helped write.
That's not confusion. It's cover.
Sources:
- Cristina Laila, "Barack Obama Gets ROASTED for Claiming 'We don't Have Details' About Motives of WHCD Shooter After Manifesto Reveals Hatred For Trump," The Gateway Pundit, April 26, 2026.
- "Obama Says Motive Unclear Despite Manifesto Outlining Alleged Targets in WHCD Shooting," Fox News, April 26, 2026.
- "Suspect Cole Allen in Custody After Shots Fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner," Fox News Digital, April 26, 2026.
- "Obama Claims Shooter's Motive Is Unknown Despite Manifesto Raging Against Trump," The Daily Wire, April 26, 2026.
- "Alleged WHCD Shooter Reportedly Sent Anti-Trump Manifesto to Family," The Daily Caller, April 26, 2026.
- "Fourth Attempt on Trump's Life Raises Fresh Questions About 'Trump Derangement Syndrome,'" The Washington Times, April 26, 2026.
- "Democrats Have Repeatedly Used Violent Rhetoric Against Former President," Fox News, September 17, 2024.
