Opinion: How ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Exposed Trump’s Morally Bottomless Thirst

Cole Tomas Allen’s failed attempt to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner did so much to boost President Trump’s political fortunes that some people were left to wonder if that was the actual intent of the demented self-described “Friendly Federal Assassin.”

Officers detained Cole Tomas Allen at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner this past weekend. / DONALD J TRUMP via Truth Social / via REUTERS

And Trump was so quick in capitalizing on the moment that this misapprehension was joined by a paranoid fantasy that the assassination attempt had been staged.

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