A single, bizarre tweet from December 2023 has resurfaced and sent social media into a complete frenzy after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting on April 25, 2026.
The suspect in the incident has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from Torrance, California. Following the identification of Allen as the man arrested in connection with the shooting at the Washington Hilton, an old X post by a user named Henry Martinez suddenly went viral.
In the tweet, posted more than two years ago in December 2023, the user simply wrote the name “Cole Allen", nothing more. It is the only post on that account, which features a Pepe the Frog image as its profile picture. The timing and exact match of the name have left netizens shocked and speculating wildly.
The resurfaced tweet has sparked intense curiosity and a wave of conspiracy theories online. Many users are questioning how an obscure 2023 post could name the suspect so precisely long before the event. The post has racked up millions of views in a short time, with thousands of replies pouring in.
Social media users are calling it “chilling," “eerie," and “too coincidental to ignore." Some are drawing connections to the shooting incident, while others are debating whether it’s a strange coincidence, a prediction, or something more mysterious. The account’s inactivity since that single post has only added fuel to the frenzy.
The chilling resurfaced tweet has become one of the biggest talking points following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner incident, turning an already shocking event into an even bigger online mystery.’
The internet is now divided between those calling it pure coincidence and those convinced there’s more to the story. One thing is certain — this lone 2023 tweet has left social media buzzing with questions that no one can answer yet.
The man suspected of opening fire at officers during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC, attended by US President Donald Trump and the first lady, has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of California’s Torrance.
According to several unverified social media handles and LinkedIn, Allen has been described as a mechanical engineer, computer scientist, indie game developer, and part-time teacher based in Los Angeles.
According to the online profiles, Allen is a graduate of the California Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. He later completed a Master’s degree in Computer Science from California State University-Dominguez Hills.
He was a Caltech alumnus, associated with the university’s “Blitzkrieg Bots" robotics team that won a robotic vehicle design competition in 2016.
He also participated in a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which has led to descriptions of him as a “NASA fellow" in some reports.
Professionally, Allen worked as a mechanical engineer at IJK Controls and served as a teaching assistant at Caltech.
