Now that we have the full manifesto of the man who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, we know what we probably could have known from the start: He was an unsound man who was egged on by the conspiracy theories of the left.

Calling Trump “a pedophile, rapist, and traitor” — clearly, ideas taken from the fever swamps of the Jeffrey Epstein-baiting podcast class — Cole Tomas Allen, in the missive sent to family and friends, wrote that he was “no longer willing to permit” the president “to coat my hands with his crimes.”

I am giving Mr. Allen more credit for sense than he deserves byadumbrating his violence-excusing blather. After all, one cannot take seriously a manifesto that ends with “Can’t really recommend it! Stay in school, kids.” Allen, who was a teacher and engineer before he almost certainly signed himself up to spend a hefty chunk of the rest of his life behind bars, probably isn’t going to inspire too many people with those words, or with this sort of thing:

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

Thankfully, both the president and the one law enforcement officer that Allen managed to shoot will be OK. Trump was rushed out and the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest. However, the fact that this is the third serious attempt on Trump’s life in less than two years is troubling, as is the fact that it appears he was encouraged by the maniacal conspiracy theories of the left into committing the act.

But oh no, not to Jeet Heer. A writer for left-wing outlet The Nation, Heer has a different theory as to why Allen chose to target Trump: Allen was just too pious of a Christian.

Heer was responding to conservative commentator Stephen L. Miller’s response to formerPresident Barack Obama’sstatement that “we don’t yet have the details about the motives behind last night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner.” As Miller noted, “He posted this 20 minutes ago when we have all the details and known motive and have for hours.” (The manifesto had been posted on theNew York Post’swebsite at a little past 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Sunday, roughly five-and-a-half hours before Obama’s statement.)

He posted this 20 minutes ago when we have all the details and known motive and have for hours.

It’s like he’s still president.https://t.co/kvwVjWOdrc

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