{"id":73002,"date":"2026-05-03T13:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/latest-trump-assassination-attempt-exposes-educated-assassins-moral-crisis-university-president-says\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T13:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:55:48","slug":"latest-trump-assassination-attempt-exposes-educated-assassins-moral-crisis-university-president-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/latest-trump-assassination-attempt-exposes-educated-assassins-moral-crisis-university-president-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Trump assassination attempt exposes \u2018educated assassins\u2019 moral crisis, university president says"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump<\/a> at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association Dinner was highly educated and had worked as a tutor, a profile one university president said raises an unsettling question about the role of education in shaping character.<\/p>\n

Cole Allen, 31<\/a>, earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2017 and a master’s degree in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills last year. That doesn’t match the typical resume of a would-be presidential assassin, but a disturbing shift appears to be underway, according to Cornerstone University President Gerson Moreno-Ria\u00f1o.<\/p>\n

“A troubling trend that appears to be emerging is that of the \u2018educated assassin,\u2019 individuals who do not fit the typical profile of people who commit such heinous acts,” Moreno-Ria\u00f1o said. “These individuals are often schooled in some of America\u2019s most elite institutions and act out of a perverted philosophical conviction that sees the killing of others not as evil, but as justified.”<\/p>\n

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“My concern has been for many, many years that some of these not just activists, but violent activists, are perhaps some<\/a> of the most highly educated ones in our country,” he said. “When education ceases to educate, when it\u2019s ideological, when it\u2019s brainwashing, when it\u2019s indoctrination, it\u2019s no longer education\u2026 It\u2019s something very different.”<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say Allen, who remains in federal custody, targeted Trump and cabinet officials in the April 25 incident. He allegedly had authored a damning manifesto and left what authorities described as an extensive digital trail showing weeks of planning.<\/p>\n

In addition to his advanced schooling, Allen joined tutoring company C2 Education in March 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile. A Dec. 30, 2024 Facebook<\/a> post from the company congratulated “Cole Allen of C2 Education Torrence” as a teacher of the month.<\/p>\n

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Secret Service Director Sean Curran told Fox News Thursday that Allen shot an agent in the chest<\/a> while “charging through security,” with the round stopped by the agent\u2019s bulletproof vest.<\/p>\n

Curran said the agent returned five shots that missed, adding the agent was the only person other than Allen who discharged a weapon during the incident. Allen is believed to have tripped and fallen, prompting Secret Service agents to surround and subdue him.<\/p>\n

Defense attorneys claim prosecutors lack key physical evidence and dispute aspects of how the incident has been characterized. A defense memo described Allen as a “devout Christian,” a highly educated man with no criminal history and a “loved and respected teacher.”<\/p>\n

But Moreno-Ria\u00f1o warned that credentials and professional roles do not necessarily reflect deeper moral grounding.<\/p>\n

“The universities have rejected the centrality of God, a theistic Christian worldview, but nothing has taken its place,” he said.<\/p>\n

“There is no moral compass for universities and for education today. It just doesn\u2019t exist.”<\/p>\n

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He added that parents<\/a> should take a more active role in understanding what their children are being taught.<\/p>\n

“Parents can no longer\u2026 simply drop off their student” and assume responsibility ends there, Moreno-Ria\u00f1o said.<\/p>\n

Moreno-Ria\u00f1o also said people who carry out acts like this<\/a> can hide their intentions, making them difficult to identify ahead of time.<\/p>\n

“Our entire life as a whole, whatever we do in private, whatever we\u2019re doing in secret, does have a significant impact on what we do in public,” he said.<\/p>\n

Allen\u2019s next hearing is scheduled for May 11.<\/p>\n

For Moreno-Ria\u00f1o, the case points to a moral concern.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a crisis of morality, a crisis of faith<\/a>,” he said. “Without it, all we\u2019re giving to students is just information then. And that\u2019s not giving them guidance and moral direction.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Alex Koch, Asra Q. Nomani, Jake Gibson, Julia Bonavita and Peter D’Abrosca contributed to this reporting.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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