In the midst of an increasingly convulsed international scene, the Office of the President of the Argentine Republic issued an official statement this April 26, 2026 from the City of Buenos Aires, in which it expressed its “strongest repudiation” of the new assassination attempt against Donald J. Trump, the fourth since he began his return to the White House.
The document released by the Argentine government focuses on the institutional gravity of the event and leaves a strong political definition. In textual words: “President Javier G. Milei vehemently condemns the violent rhetoric of the left everywhere in the world that promotes this type of attack.” In addition, the statement celebrates the fact that both Donald Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump, and the rest of the attendees have been unharmed, also highlighting that the attacker was arrested before he could carry out a
fatal attack.
Armed attack on the White House The assassination
attempt took place during the Dinner of Accredited Journalists at the White House, held at the Washington Hilton, where the American president was urgently evacuated after gunshots were fired at the event.The Secret Service's response was immediate: heavily armed agents broke into the room and removed Donald Trump from the stage in a matter of seconds, along with Melania Trump.
The president himself later confirmed that the attacker, identified as Cole Allen Tomas, was arrested by security forces, preventing a major tragedy. The assailant reportedly fired, but the impact was contained by the kevlar vest of a member of the security staff, without causing serious damage. The sequence generated moments of generalized panic, with partial evacuations, effective securing each sector of the compound and a full deployment of
