President Donald Trump survived a third assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. The suspected gunman, 31-year-old Cole Allen, allegedly planned to target administration officials from the highest to lowest level. If the incident occurred, Republican Sen. Charles. The Presidential Order of Succession, established by President George Washington in 1792, stipulates that after the vice president, the Senate president pro tempore, and the speaker of the House, the president will ascend to the presidency.