Hasan Piker’s week-long media debutante ball has — alas — been spoiled by someone who lived out the leftist influencer’s rhetoric.

Those of you who pay attention to these things — and count yourself fortunate if you aren’t — may have noticed that the far-left Twitch streamer withover3 million followers suddenly got an entrée into polite media society last week with an airy, soft-lit video chat hosted by The New York Times and featuring Nadja Spiegelman, the newspaper’s culture editor, and Jia Tolentino, a writer for The New Yorker.

Piker has gotten play in the legacy media before —glowing profilesin the Times,the newspaper’s galling decisionto let him write a commentary political violence in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, despite the fact he himself loves calling for political violence when it results in audience capture. But the Times roundtable, with two of the most prestigious journalists the left-bubble Gotham media machine has to offer, was the clearest attempt to prestige-wash Piker’s inchoate, rambling political philosophy into something that fits within the window of sane political discourse.

And then some guy just had to go take a bit of Piker’s less-savory advice and try to assassinate President Donald Trump and those around him. Talk about a momentum-squasher.

As you’ve no doubt heard by now,31-year-old Cole Tomas Allenis in federal custody after trying attacking the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. Allen, who was described by authorities as heavily armed, rushed past Secret Service members and shot one agent before he was taken into custody. The event was evacuated and the president was taken back to the White House. The agent Allen allegedly shotwas wearing a bulletproof vestand will recover.

President Trump just posted video of Secret Service shooting at attempted assassin from the White House Correspondents’ dinner, allegedly Cole Allen, and photos of him.https://t.co/HKykZwT3Fepic.twitter.com/UvJBIs3gsg

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl)April 26, 2026

Allen, a Torrance, California, teacher and engineer, was quickly linked to left-wing causes through his history,including donating to Kamala Harrisandattending a “No Kings” rally. Later on Sunday, it was reported that he sent family members what is being described — depending on the source —as either a note or a manifestoin which he stated he “believed it was his duty to target Trump administration officials,” to useNBC News’wording.

Just moments before the attack, Allen sent family members a note apologizing to his parents, colleagues, students, bystanders and others for what he was about to do, according to a transcript of some of Allen’s writings provided to NBC News by a senior administration official.

“I don’t expect forgiveness,” Allen wrote. “Again, my sincere apologies.”

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