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Shots Fired at WHCD in Apparent Assassination Attempt, Omar's Husband Shuts Winery: AM Update 4/27
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A suspect is in custody after breaching a security checkpoint and opening fire outside the White House Correspondents Dinner in an apparent assassination attempt targeting President Donald Trump and other administration officials. A robbery suspect with a long criminal history is accused of killing one Chicago Police Department officer and critically wounding another after somehow obtaining a weapon while in custody at a hospital. New questions are emerging around Ilhan Omar after her husband shut down a winery tied to their financial disclosures, as a House Oversight probe examines a dramatic spike in their reported net worth and the source of the business’s funding. Supersure Insurance: Simplify your business insurance and get a free coverage report at https://Supersure.com/Megyn Pure Talk: Dial #250 and say keyword MEGYN KELLY to switch to Pure Talk and get unlimited data for just $34.99 a month!
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Megyn Kelly
Good morning everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Monday, April 27, 2026 and this is your AM update.
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Security Expert or Official
I will say, you know it's not a particularly secure building.
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Megyn Kelly
A gunman opening fire inside the hotel where the White House Correspondents Dinner gathered. Thousands of media members and top administration officials there. And yet another assassination attempt on President Trump.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
One of our officers will not be able to return to family.
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Megyn Kelly
One Chicago police officer killed, another fighting for his life after a robbery suspect somehow obtains a firearm while in custody, shooting the officers before attempting to flee. And Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband quickly closes his winery as questions mount about the business's finances. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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Super Sure Insurance Agency, LLC, a licensed insurance agency. A suspect in custody after allegedly opening fire Saturday night outside the White House. Correspondents dinner in Washington, D.C. and yet another assassination attempt on President Donald Trump's life. This one thankfully stopped by law enforcement well before Mr. Trump was in danger. Authorities arresting 31 year old Cole Thomas Allen of Torrance, California at the Washington Hilton after he allegedly charged a security perimeter within the hotel leading to a ballroom where President Trump, Vice President J.D. vance and many more top Cabinet officials and their spouses were attending the dinner. More details on the suspect in a moment. The White House Correspondents Dinner is the annual black tie gala bringing together journalists, celebrities, well, sort of, and politicians to celebrate the First Amendment and raise money for journalism scholarships and give members of the media a chance to celebrate themselves and wear a tux. This year marking President Trump's first time attending as the sitting president. Mr. Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President J.D. vance entering the ballroom around 8:15pm Just after 8:30pm Gunshots heard over the noise of the crowded room. The first moments marked by confusion. Then people seen on the live feed beginning to react, some dropping to the floor, others making a break for it. In one video taken from behind the head table on the dais, a Secret Service agent seen grabbing Vice President Vance by the shoulders and forcefully removing him from the scene. Just a few feet behind that, President Trump seen seated at the table flanked by Secret Service, the president and the first lady among a small group, then quickly ushered off the stage. Questions now being asked about the speed with which the president was moved to safety, particularly in light of the security failures in Butler, Pennsylvania back in 2024 that nearly led to his assassination. President Trump Last night on 60 Minutes taking the blame for the pace of his exit.
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President Donald Trump
Well, what happened is it was a little bit me. I wanted to see what was happening and I wasn't making it that easy for him. I want see what was going on. And by that time we started to realize maybe it was a bad problem. And I was surrounded by great people and I probably made them act a little bit more slowly. I said wait a minute, wait a minute, let me see, wait a minute. Then I started walking with them. I turned, I started walking and then said, please go down, please go down on the floor. So I went down and first lady went down.
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Megyn Kelly
Also several cabinet officials also in attendance, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition to FBI Director Kash Patel and others. President Trump last night posting security footage of the moment the suspect breached the checkpoint located on the floor above the ballroom, a handful of agents seen standing near security equipment as the suspect comes charging through, breaking past them. The agents then seen drawing their weapons and swarming toward the suspect, Cole Thomas Allen. Allen reportedly armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives. President Trump posting an image of Allen shirtless and face down on the floor, hands bound behind his back, with his lower extremities covered by a foil blanket. Allen did not sustain any gunshot wounds during the incident. President Trump telling reporters one Secret Service agent was shot at close range but was protected by a bulletproof vest and is in quote, great shape. It is unclear if the agent was shot by Allen or by friendly fire from another law enforcement officer. A sprinting Allen making it about 60ft past the checkpoint before being tackled by police at the top of the stairs leading down to the ballroom. Fox News host John Roberts writing on X that the shooter was still more than 100ft away from the president at the time. The security breach though raising serious questions in the wake of the event. Dozens of attendees reporting the apparently lax security measures entering the property. Fox News's Bill Melusion describing in an X post how he entered the building after simply flashing a ticket. He writes that his name was not checked against any list. He showed no id. He was not patted down nor did he pass through a metal detector as he entered the building first heading to a pre party hosted by his network in another ballroom. It was not until he was set to enter the main ballroom, Malusian writes, that he passed through a security checkpoint and emptied his pockets for a pat down. Quote, hypothetically, if I had hidden an explosive in my shoe or my jacket, I would have had no problem getting into one of those ballrooms. The New York Post speaking to a volunteer in the aftermath of the incident about what she saw in the moments before.
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Witness
He was literally from me to that building and there was a, there was a security guy there too. I mean, I don't think anyone knew what he was doing.
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Interviewer
Describe what he looked like.
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Witness
I'm not even sure what he looked like.
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Interviewer
And what made you think he's the shooter? How do you know?
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Witness
I saw him put the gun together and start shooting.
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Interviewer
Oh my God.
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Witness
Yes. I mean, he put it together and started and ran towards the stairs to go down to the ballroom.
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Interviewer
Who did he shoot? In what direction did he shoot? What did he shoot?
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Witness
I don't know what he shot. It just seemed like he was shooting all over the place.
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Megyn Kelly
President Trump, A.G. blanche and Director Kash Patel, however, praising Secret Service late Saturday night in an impromptu Press briefing from the White House.
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Security Expert or Official
A man charged a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons and he was taken down by some very brave members of Secret Service and they acted very quickly.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche
We are extraordinarily grateful and appreciative of the men and women of law enforcement that did their jobs tonight, including one who was injured.
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FBI Director Kash Patel
You saw the best resolve of American law enforcement because you, Mr. President, inspire them 24, 7, 365. You give them the resources that they need and you know they know, but you have their back. And that's why you saw brave Secret Service agents respond immediately, swiftly subdue and take down the suspect and safeguard the lives of thousands of individuals at that hotel.
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Megyn Kelly
President Trump later pointing to the incident as evidence of the need for a new White House ballroom, currently the subject of an ongoing legal dispute.
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Security Expert or Official
We looked at all of the conditions that took place tonight and I will say, you know, it's not a particularly secure building and I didn't want to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we're planning at the White House. It's actually a larger room and it's much more secure. It's got, it's drone proof, it's bulletproof glass. We need the ballroom. That's why Secret Service, that's why the military are demanding it. They've wanted the ballroom for 150 years for lots of different reasons, but today's a little bit different because today we need levels of security that probably nobody's ever seen before.
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Megyn Kelly
New information about the alleged shooter continuing to emerge in the hours after the attempted attack. Alan currently working as a part time teacher and video game developer. According to his LinkedIn. Allen attending the California Institute of Technology from 2013-17, graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering. Allen's sister confirming to law enforcement that her brother purchased two handguns and a shotgun which he stored at their parents house without telling them. He reportedly belonged to a leftist group called the Wide Awakes and attended a no Kings protest in California. Authorities say Allen traveled by train from LA to DC where he checked into the Washington Hilton ahead of the gala. The New York Post reporting on the details of a manifesto Allen reportedly shared with his family about 10 minutes before the shooting. In it, Allen refers to himself as, quote, the friendly federal assassin, writing that his intended targets were administration officials with the exception he wrote with no explanation of Kash Patel, whom he wrote was not a target. Allen writing, quote, I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.
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CNN reporting members of Allen's family did
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Megyn Kelly
notify law enforcement about the manifesto, though it is not yet clear if it was before or after the attack. AG Blanche yesterday on NBC discussing what charges Allen is likely to face.
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Attorney General Todd Blanche
Yes, not atypically. In a case like this, there will be an assault of a federal officer charge. There'll be a charge about, you know, him discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer. And then there are potentially charges beyond that that come from reviewing of the evidence and if we understand his motivations and as we continue to gather. But initially, I expect those two charges to be filed tomorrow morning. So assault of a federal officer and then using a firearm and discharging a firearm during that assault.
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Megyn Kelly
Allen's set to appear in court later today. We will have much more on this today on the MK show. Coming up, a robbery suspect with a violent criminal history now accused of killing a Chicago police officer and critically wounding another after opening fire inside a hospital. And Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband abruptly shutting down his winery after congressional investigators begin asking questions.
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Megyn Kelly
One police officer killed, another in critical condition following a shooting at a Chicago hospital where authorities were transporting a robbery suspect with a lengthy rap sheet. Around 8am on Saturday, a male suspect yet to be publicly identified by authorities, allegedly robbing a Family Dollar store, entering the shop, displaying a gun, then attacking a woman at an ATM and fleeing the scene with unspecified stolen items. An online local Crime website called CWB Chicago reporting, quote, some of those stolen items were equipped with a GPS tracker that sent signals to Chicago's police centralized intelligence center, allowing patrol units to quickly locate a suspect. The outlet reporting officers specifically noted they believe the suspect was not carrying a firearm when he was picked up. When the suspect told officers he felt ill, they requested an ambulance for transport to Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital. The hospital releasing a statement claiming the suspect arrived on the campus around 9am where he was wanded per standard protocol and quote, escorted by law enforcement at all times. Around 11am the suspect opening fire on the two officers who brought him in, then fleeing on foot. It is unclear how this suspect was able to obtain a weapon. Surveillance video capturing him running naked in the streets, appearing to carry a hospital gown bundled in his arms, electrodes still stuck to his chest. Just over an hour later, the still naked suspect rearrested in a nearby neighborhood where he had taken cover inside a home. Cops recovering a firearm from the scene, A separate weapon from the firearms carried by the two cops. An investigation is ongoing. Authorities identifying 38 year old John Bartholomew as the officer fatally shot in the incident. He was a 10 year veteran of the police force. The second officer, not yet identified, is a 57 year old male with 21 years on the job. He is now fighting for his life. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, speaking to reporters on Saturday.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Today is a real difficult moment for our city. It's a tragedy. Our officers stand in the way of harm every single day risking their own lives and along with them risking their lives, they have family that expect them to come home. One of our officers will not be able to return to their family.
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Megyn Kelly
CWB Chicago reporting. The suspect, whom they are not naming because formal charges have yet to be filed in this latest incident, had been a fugitive from the law for weeks. He reportedly escaped electronic monitoring relating to two pending violent felony cases. The suspect has a long criminal history stretching back to 2017, including multiple armed robberies, weapons charges and assaults on law enforcement, according to cwb. Despite repeated arrests, the suspect released multiple times, most recently in December 2025 on electronic monitoring while facing four felony cases including armed carjacking and armed robbery. One month later, the suspect pleading guilty to the two oldest cases, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated battery of a peace officer. The man receiving a sentence of four years and three years to be served concurrently from cwb. Quote, with credit for time spent in jail and on monitoring, plus the state's standard 50% sentence reduction, he was able to report to the Illinois Department of corrections the next day and walk out before sundown by early March, the suspect no longer complying with the terms of his release, skipping a court appearance after officials said he left home without permission and failed to keep his ankle monitor charged Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's husband shuttering a winery he co owned just weeks after the House Oversight Committee sent a letter requesting financial information related to that company. Former political consultant Tim Minette, co owner of a venture capital firm, Rose Lake Capital, and a wine business, E Street Crew llc, now at the center of mounting questions connected to the congresswoman's financial disclosures. Last year, Congresswoman Omar filing 2024 financial disclosure forms showing she and her husband Minette accumulated a net worth of up to $30 million, an increase of 3,500% over the previous year. Forms reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon revealing the couple valued the winery somewhere between 1 million and $5 million. In February, Republican Congressman James Comer, chairman of the Oversight Committee, writing a letter to Minette requesting all documents and communications relating to the finances of his two companies. Congressman Comer writing, quote, given that these companies do not publicly list their investors or where their money comes from, this sudden jump in value raises concerns that unknown individuals may be investing to gain influence with your wife. When Minette did not comply with the request, the Oversight Committee then referring the matter to the House Ethics Committee, the Office of Congressional Conduct or occurring, which is the House office tasked with performing the initial review of allegations of misconduct, sending a letter to Congresswoman Omar shortly thereafter, the congresswoman amending her congressional disclosure, this time including liabilities tied to the two companies, effectively reducing their value to zero, according to the Wall Street Journal. AIDS to Congresswoman Omar citing alleged accounting errors and her lack of familiarity with with her husband's business dealings as justification for the error. In February, after Comer's ethics letter was sent, a representative for the winery told the New York Post the company was no longer operational. According to the California Secretary of State's Business Registry, the company was officially terminated on April 4, two months after the first notice of an ethics probe. Scrutiny surrounding the businesses comes as a wider fraud scandal grips Minnesota's Somali community, of which Omar is a part, with President Trump and some Republicans raising questions about whether Omar's apparently growing wealth may be connected to that controversy. The congresswoman denies any wrongdoing this incident not the first time Minette's wine business faced controversy. Founded in 2021, the company hit with fraud allegations in 2023 from an investor who claimed he was misled into putting up $300,000 on promises of a 200% return that never materialized. Court filings at the time indicating the winery had just $650 in its bank account. The lawsuit ultimately settled in 2024 with no criminal charges filed. And that'll do it for your AM Update. I'm Megyn Kelly. Join me back here for the MK show live on SiriusXM's the Megyn Kelly channel 111 at noon east on YouTube.com MeganKelly and on all podcast platforms.
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