{"id":2595705,"date":"2026-04-27T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-inspired-cole-allen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:15:06","slug":"white-house-says-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-inspired-cole-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-inspired-cole-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"White House says &#8216;left wing culture of hatred&#8217; inspired Cole Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-says-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-inspired-cole-allen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the attempted shooting by cole Allen at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner was driven by what she described as escalating,hateful political rhetoric from Democrats and some media figures. speaking after the attack, she praised the Secret Service and other law enforcement for responding quickly and argued that repeated demonization of president Trump and his supporters helped \u201clegitimize\u201d such political violence. <\/p>\n<p>leavitt also claimed Allen\u2019s manifesto resembles language heard regularly from opponents and pointed to criticism of a recent Jimmy Kimmel monologue that mocked Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. She questioned the idea that Melania would be \u201cglowing\u201d in response to her husband\u2019s potential murder, noting she was seated next to the first lady at the dinner.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4542382\/karoline-leavitt-delay-maternity-leave-whcd-shooting\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> blamed Democrats and certain members of the media for promoting a \u201cculture of hatred\u201d that inspired Cole Allen\u2019s attempted shooting at Saturday night\u2019s White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt, who was present at the dinner, opened her Monday press briefing by thanking U.S. Secret Service agents and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement officers<\/a> for their rapid response to Allen\u2019s attack. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-says-shed-be-happy-to-take-on-kayleigh-mcenany-on-fox-news\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Says She\u2019d Be \u2018Happy\u2019 To Take On Kayleigh McEnany On Fox News\u00a0\">press secretary added<\/a> that the incident was the direct result of escalating political rhetoric from the Left.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544508\/white-house-blames-left-wing-culture-of-hatred-for-correspondents-dinner-assassination-attempt\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House blames \u201cleft-wing culture of hatred\u201d for Correspondents\u2019 Dinner assassination attempt<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544194\/watch-live-leavitt-whcd-shooting-press-conference\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Leavitt holds press conference in aftermath of correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4542382\/karoline-leavitt-delay-maternity-leave-whcd-shooting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Karoline Leavitt delays maternity leave after WHCA dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThis political violence stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters by commentators, by elected members of the Democrat Party and even some in the media, this hateful and constant and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-scotus-attacks-encourage-politically-motivated-threats\/\" title=\"Dems\u2019 SCOTUS Attacks Encourage Politically Motivated Threats\">violent rhetoric directed<\/a> at President Trump day after day after day for 11 years, has helped to legitimize this violence didn\u2019t bring us to this dark moment, those who constantly falsely libel and slander,\u201d she stated. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rips-biden-an-aggressive-left-wing-culture-warrior-ultimately-going-to-be-their-undoing-in-2022\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rips Biden: \u2018An Aggressive Left-Wing Culture Warrior,\u2019 \u2018Ultimately Going To Be Their Undoing in 2022\u2019\">left-wing cult<\/a> of hatred against the president and all of those who support him and work for him has gotten multiple people hurt and killed, and it almost did so again this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leavitt additionally claimed that Allen\u2019s manifesto \u201cis indistinguishable from the words that we hear daily from so many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A number of senior administration officials on Monday singled out ABC\u2019s Jimmy Kimmel for a controversial monologue last week mocking the president and saying first lady Melania Trump had the \u201cglow\u201d of<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544303\/melania-slams-coward-jimmy-kimmel-whcd-parody-skit-first-family\/\"> \u201can expectant widow.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543921\/susie-wiles-hold-meeting-secret-service-protocols-trump-events\/\"><strong>SUSIE WILES TO HOLD MEETING ABOUT SECRET SERVICE PROTOCOLS AT TRUMP EVENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho in their right mind says a wife would be glowing over the potential murder of her beloved husband?,\u201d Leavitt asked rhetorically, noting that she was seated next to the first lady at Saturday\u2019s dinner. <\/p>\n<p>You can watch Leavitt\u2019s briefing in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video 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