College classmate speaks about alleged correspondents' dinner attacker
Eliza Terlinden, a college classmate of Cole Allen, spoke about his alleged involvement in an attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. She described him as apolitical and focused on spiritual pursuits, expressing disbelief upon hearing the news. Terlinden noted that Allen's actions stemmed from a sense of moral responsibility rather than a desire for violence.
- ▪Eliza Terlinden attended Caltech with Cole Allen, the alleged attacker.
- ▪She described Allen as fairly apolitical and focused on spiritual matters.
- ▪Terlinden expressed disbelief at the news, initially thinking it was a case of mistaken identity.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:11:47 -0400 |
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News College classmate speaks about alleged correspondents' dinner attacker April 28, 20264:11 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Michel Martin College classmate speaks about alleged correspondents' dinner attacker Listen · 4:15 4:15 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5800896/nx-s1-9747323" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Eliza Terlinden, who was in the same Christian fellowship group in college as the suspected attacker at the White House Correspondents dinner. Sponsor Message A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Eliza Terlinden went to Caltech at the same time as Cole Allen, the alleged attacker at Saturday's correspondents' dinner.
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