Barry Soper: What's the fallout from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting? (original) (raw)

Barry Soper: What's the fallout from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting?

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Tue, 28 Apr 2026, 5:29pm

Barry Soper: What's the fallout from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting?

• On Air
• Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Author

[Newstalk ZB](/author/?Author=Newstalk ZB),

Publish Date

Tue, 28 Apr 2026, 5:29pm

The suspect of the shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner, has been charged with the attempted assassination of the US President.

31-year-old California teacher Cole Allen was allegedly armed with multiple guns and knives, and written documents suggested he'd planned to target Trump officials.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper addressed the fallout from this incident - and the conspiracies.

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