by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Yesterday I wrote in this space about the armed mayhem at last Saturday night's annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton. Donald Trump and members of his entourage and cabinet were sitting at the head table focused on a "mentalist" who was performing for the packed venue (which seats 2,000) when an armed intruder who was apparently intent on doing harm to Trump and his administration officials fired off several rounds in the hotel, one floor above where the banquet was being held. I mentioned in that posting that a "mentalist"was performing because Trump has an aversion to comedians who make fun of him - and poking fun at sitting Presidents has pretty much been standard fare at WHCDs for years.
Donald Trump lacks the ability to take a joke about himself graciously. Trump is also one of the most prolific name-callers in the history of American government, and , not surprisingly, possesses extremely thin skin and cannot easily withstand any criticism of himself.
The shooter on Saturday night, a 31-year-old white male named Cole Allen from Torrance, California, caused harm to one Secret Service agent whom he shot in the chest. The man was wearing a bullet-proof vest and suffered no life-threatening injuries. The shooter was never able to reach the floor where the banquet was being held, though he did earnestly try to get there. His "body count" for the evening was zero.
Cole Allen was arrested at the scene, and yesterday he was charged with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transporting a firearm, and discharging a firearm.
While young Mr. Allen's bizarre and very dangerous behavior did not result in the spilling of any blood, he was able to use his crime to make a statement. The shooter left behind a 1,052-word manifesto that apologized to his parents and several others before going on to outline his motivations. The document, which was signed "Cole 'coldForce' 'Friendly Federal Assassin' Allen," read in part:
"On to why I did any of this: I am a citizen of the United States of America. What my representatives do reflects on me. And I am no longer willing to permit a paedophile, rapist and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes. (Well, to be completely honest, I was no longer willing a long time ago, but this is the first real opportunity I've had to do something about it").
Donald Trump has been able to distance himself from certain embarrassing words in news stories and public discourse by threatening massive lawsuits, but the night after the WHCD dinner, a journalist finally confronted Trump with two words that Trump vehemently does not want used anywhere near his own name. Trump was being interviewed on the CBS News show, "60 Minutes" Sunday evening by journalist Norah O'Donnell when she read aloud from the shooter's manifesto the part about the crimes of a "paedophile, rapist, and traitor" coating the shooter's hands.
Donald John Trump, the politician who called another female reporter "Piggy" to her face in a public setting just weeks prior and had also called a black female aide of his a "dog" during his first term in office, exploded in anger:
"I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you're horrible people. Horrible people. Yeah, he did write that. I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape any body."
At that point, O'Donnell interjected: "Oh, do you think he was writing about you?" Touché.
Trump ignored her and concluded, "I'm not a pedophile." He was finally forced to go on the record with denial - and not just avoidance of the Epstein questions that have been swirling about Washington, DC and the nation for years.
Game, set, and match, Ms. O'Donnell! It would certainly be nice to get the Epstein matter before a judge. and get osome compelled testimony under oath.
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