{"id":902,"date":"2026-08-10T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/?p=902"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:09:10","slug":"jd-vance-was-confirmed-as-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/?p=902","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance was confirmed as\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">A major security scare shook Washington, D.C., on the night of April 25, 2026, after an armed intruder attempted to storm the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, triggering the emergency evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, senior administration officials, lawmakers, and hundreds of journalists from the Washington Hilton.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The annual gala\u2014widely known as the \u201cNerd Prom\u201d\u2014had been underway for only about 20 minutes after the president and first lady arrived when the dramatic incident unfolded. According to federal authorities, an armed man tried to force his way through a secured checkpoint and advance toward the main ballroom before being confronted by U.S. Secret Service agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Investigators identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, a teacher, video game developer, and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) graduate. Officials said Allen was carrying a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives when he rushed the security perimeter, setting off an immediate law enforcement response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Secret Service agents intercepted the suspect inside the hotel lobby before he could reach the crowded ballroom. A violent struggle followed, during which gunfire erupted. One Secret Service agent was struck at close range, but officials said the agent\u2019s ballistic vest prevented fatal injuries. The wounded officer was transported to a nearby hospital and was reported to be in stable condition. Allen sustained minor injuries before being taken into federal custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Within moments, security teams ordered a full evacuation of the venue as heavily armed officers swept the hotel to ensure there were no additional threats. Although organizers initially considered resuming the evening\u2019s program, the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association ultimately canceled the event, citing ongoing security concerns. Officials say the dinner is expected to be rescheduled with significantly enhanced security measures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major security scare shook Washington, D.C., on the night of April 25, 2026, after an armed intruder attempted to storm the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, triggering the emergency evacuation &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":904,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions\/904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}