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White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect to be charged as Trump prepares to welcome king – US politics live


Suspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court today

Trump said he ‘wasn’t worried’ during shooting

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As we mentioned in the opening post, King Charles and Queen Camilla are visiting the US today on the first day of a four day trip to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence and celebrate UK-US relations.

Charles, however, will have to walk a tight diplomatic tightrope as the so-called “special relationship” is under serious strain due to Trump’s belittling of the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, for refusing to get actively involved in the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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Author : Yohannes Lowe

Publish date : 2026-04-27 09:23:00

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