What started as a feed full of video game chatter appears to have morphed into a stream of rage at President Trump allegedly from the man now accused of trying to kill him, CNN reports. Federal investigators are scrutinizing thousands of social media posts that appear to be tied to 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, who's charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and CNN reviewed many of them as well. A senior Justice Department official confirmed Allen used the X handle "CForce3000," an account CNN says shifted from Super Smash Bros. clips in 2022 to angry political reposts by 2024—among them messages likening Trump to Adolf Hitler and calling for that year's election results to be thrown out. After the Butler, Pa., attempt on Trump's life, he reshared baseless claims suggesting it might have been staged.
A second account on Bluesky, @coldforce.bsky.social, also appears to be Allen's, based on matching biographical details and his use of the nickname "coldForce" in a message to relatives that prosecutors say outlined a plan to target Trump officials. On Bluesky, that account repeatedly blasted Trump's second-term policies, said powerful figures were failing to act, and encouraged followers to buy guns—writing in December 2025, "Best time to buy a gun was days ago … second best time is today." In March, the account called Trump a "traitor" and predicted the US would "rip itself apart" under his leadership. Both the X and the Bluesky account have since been taken offline. The New York Times, which also reviewed the posts, notes that while they largely steered clear of advocating for violence, they took a more "ominous" tone starting earlier this year.
The online persona contrasts sharply with how some in Torrance, Calif., remember Allen. A local civic group leader said high school students tutored by Allen were "shocked" by his arrest and had viewed him as intelligent. ABC 7 speaks to some of those students, as well as Allen's former pastor, who says he remembers the onetime devoted churchgoer as "gentle." Allen has invoked his right to remain silent and appeared expressionless in court. Investigators are still determining how many shots were fired and whether one hit a Secret Service agent's vest; more charges are expected as the probe continues. Allen is due back in court Thursday for a detention hearing.
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