Authorities believe press dinner gunman was politically motivated

Authorities believe Saturday night’s security threat at the White House Correspondents’ dinner was politically motivated. Minutes before shots were fired inside the Washington Hilton, the suspected gunaman sent writings to family members that railed against Trump administration policies. Cole Tomas Allen referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in those writings, made repeated references to President Trump without naming him directly, and complained about a range of administration actions. He also left behind a trail of social media posts.