Post by RockerGuy on Aug 10, 2020 21:29:05 GMT -5
President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted from his press conference on Monday less than five minutes after it began and returned to say law enforcement shot an armed suspect outside the White House.
'There was a shooting outside of the White House and it seems to be very well under control,' President Trump said after he returned to briefing room a few minutes after his exit.
The president, who proceeded to take questions from reporters on a variety of topics for nearly an hour, said he was fine after being pulled from the room.
'Do I seem rattled?,' he said.
He thanked his security detail for their quick action.
'I'd like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work,' he noted.
He said he didn't know the condition of the person who was shot and taken to the hospital.
'There was an actual shooting and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don't know the condition of the person. Seems that the person was shot by the Secret Service, so we will see what happens,' he said.
'There was a shooting outside of the White House and it seems to be very well under control,' President Trump said after he returned to briefing room a few minutes after his exit.
The president, who proceeded to take questions from reporters on a variety of topics for nearly an hour, said he was fine after being pulled from the room.
'Do I seem rattled?,' he said.
He thanked his security detail for their quick action.
'I'd like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work,' he noted.
He said he didn't know the condition of the person who was shot and taken to the hospital.
'There was an actual shooting and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don't know the condition of the person. Seems that the person was shot by the Secret Service, so we will see what happens,' he said.
