{"id":86051,"date":"2026-04-28T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/bruce-springsteen-prays-for-trump-after-whcd-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:49:02","slug":"bruce-springsteen-prays-for-trump-after-whcd-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/bruce-springsteen-prays-for-trump-after-whcd-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Springsteen Prays for Trump After WHCD Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> spoke out against political violence, leading fans in prayer following the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe begin tonight with a prayer for our men and women in service overseas, we pray for their safe return,\u201d Springsteen, 76, said during a concert in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 26. \u201cWe also send out a prayer of thanks that our president, nor anyone in the administration, nor anyone attending, was injured at last night\u2019s incident at the [White House] press correspondents\u2019 dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to fan videos shared via social media, Springsteen continued his prayer by speaking out against the incident at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, April 25. Springsteen has previously been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s administration, even performing at a No Kings protest in Minnesota last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can disagree. We can be critical of those in power, and we can peacefully fight for our beliefs,\u201d the singer added. \u201cBut there is no place in any way, shape, or form for political violence of any kind in our beloved United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Everything to Know About the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner Shooting<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are both safe following a shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in Washington D.C.. The president, the first lady, pregnant White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other officials were rushed out of the ballroom at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington D.C. when gunfire erupted [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Political heavyweights gathered alongside members of the media for the annual White House Association Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. Shots were fired during the evening, sending the ballroom into a panic as attendees were evacuated. One member of the Secret Service was shot but was protected by a bulletproof vest.<\/p>\n

The alleged shooter, Cole Tomas Allen<\/strong>, was arrested near the event. He was arraigned on Monday, April 27, and faces three criminal charges: a formal accusation of attempting to assassinate the president, interstate transportation of weapons and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime.<\/p>\n

Federal prosecutors alleged on Monday that Allen, 31, was armed with several deadly weapons when he boarded a train to Washington, D.C. He was allegedly found with a 12 gauge pump action shotgun, a .38-caliber semi-automatic pistol and three knives.<\/p>\n

Allen\u2019s court-appointed defense attorney told the court on Monday that he was \u201cpresumed innocent at this time,\u201d stating that Allen has no prior arrests or convictions.<\/p>\n

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It was widely reported that Allen sent a letter to family, friends and colleagues 10 minutes before the shooting in which he spoke openly about his dislike for Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI experience rage thinking about everything this administration has done,\u201d Allen wrote, claiming that he was targeting \u201cadministration officials,\u201d per NBC News.<\/p>\n

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