WASHINGTON (ANP/AFP) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft gezegd dat de schietpartij tijdens het Correspondents' Dinner van het Witte Huis hem er niet van zal weerhouden de oorlog in Iran te winnen. Tijdens een persconferentie na de schietpartij zei Trump dat hij niet gelooft dat het incident gerelateerd is aan het conflict.

"Het gaat me er niet van weerhouden om de oorlog in Iran te winnen. Ik weet niet of dat er iets mee te maken had, ik denk het eigenlijk niet, op basis van wat we weten", vertelde Trump verslaggevers.

Volgens Trump wordt er momenteel onderzoek gedaan naar het motief van de schutter, die hij omschreef als een "eenzame wolf".

De president annuleerde eerder op zaterdag de reis van zijn gezanten naar Pakistan voor vredesgesprekken met Iran. Hij zei dat hij niet onder de indruk was van Teherans onderhandelingspositie na bijna twee maanden oorlog.

WASHINGTON (ANP/AFP/BLOOMBERG) - De verdachte die ervan wordt beschuldigd het Correspondents' Dinner in Washington te hebben bestormd met wapens, wordt maandag aangeklaagd. Dat heeft Jeanine Pirro, de federale aanklager van Washington DC, meegedeeld.

De verdachte wordt aangeklaagd voor het gebruik van een vuurwapen tijdens een gewelddadig misdrijf, en voor het aanvallen van een federale ambtenaar met een wapen. Mogelijk volgen er later nog meer aanklachten, aldus Pirro.

De vermeende schutter is geïdentificeerd als de 31-jarige Cole Tomas Allen uit Torrance, Californië. CNN meldt op basis van openbare gegevens dat hij werkte als leraar en videogame-ontwikkelaar.

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De verdachte wisselde schoten uit met de Secret Service bij een beveiligingspunt voor de zaal waar het diner plaatsvond. Hij werd daarbij zelf niet geraakt.

De vermoedelijke schutter zou een gast zijn geweest van het Washington Hilton, waar het diner plaatsvond. "We denken inderdaad dat hij een gast was in het hotel", zei waarnemend hoofdcommissaris Jeffery Carroll van de politie van Washington DC. "We hebben een kamer in het hotel afgezet, en we zullen de juiste procedures volgen om te bepalen wat daar aanwezig was."

Het Correspondents' Dinner is een jaarlijks evenement voor Witte Huis-verslaggevers. President Donald Trump woonde het diner voor het eerst bij en werd direct geëvacueerd toen er buiten de zaal schoten werden gelost.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 26-04-2026 07:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 8.8°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 8.8°C / Max 17.6°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 8.8°C, Max 17.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 65°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 08:00: 9.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1025.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 09:00: 9.9°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1026.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ← 79°
• 10:00: 10.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1026.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: ← 85°
• 11:00: 12.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1026.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ← 92°
• 12:00: 13.4°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1026.5 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ← 90°
• 13:00: 14.7°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1026.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ← 83°
• 14:00: 15.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1026.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.8 km/u (1.6 m/s), richting: ← 71°
• 15:00: 16.9°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1025.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ← 77°
• 16:00: 17.4°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1025.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: ← 84°
• 17:00: 17.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.6 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ← 75°
• 18:00: 17.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 51°
• 19:00: 16.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1024.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 2°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• maandag 27 april: Min 8.8°C, Max 18.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1023.9 hPa ↘️ -1.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 53°
• dinsdag 28 april: Min 9.2°C, Max 18.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1022.5 hPa ↘️ -1.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• woensdag 29 april: Min 7.6°C, Max 19.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1023.8 hPa ↗️ +1.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.0 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 56°
• donderdag 30 april: Min 10.4°C, Max 19.0°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1027.1 hPa ↗️ +3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ← 88°
• vrijdag 01 mei: Min 9.6°C, Max 23.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1025.4 hPa ↘️ -1.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.9 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↖ 121°
• zaterdag 02 mei: Min 11.9°C, Max 17.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↘️ -6.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: → 249°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 8.8°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 6.4°C (-2.4°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ← 85°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 19.8 km/h (5.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 71%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1025.8 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.5
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:22 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 20:57

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 36 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 8.0 μg/m³
• PM10: 14.5 μg/m³

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