Donald Trump is escorted from White House press conference minutes after it began

BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump is briefly escorted from press briefing and returns to say ‘Secret Service have SHOT suspect outside White House’

  • President Donald Trump was briefly escorted from his press conference 
  • A Secret Service agent came in the room, whispered to him and led him out 
  • President said there was  shooting outside 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 the room 
  • He thanked the Secret Service for keeping him safe
  • He said the suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital 

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.

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.

Shorty after he began speaking to the press, a Secret Service agent came into the press briefing room to whisper in President Donald Trump’s ear

Law enforcement locked down the White House

Law enforcement locked down the White House

The agent escorted President Trump from the briefing room

The agent escorted President Trump from the briefing room

President Trump said he was escorted out because shots were fired at the White House

President Trump said he was escorted out because shots were fired at the White House

President Trump said it was his understanding the suspect was armed but didn’t think it was necessarily about him. 

‘It might not have had anything to do with me,’ he said.

He said the agents took him to the Oval Office, which is just down the hall from the press briefing room.

The president said he was surprised by what happened but was not concerned for his personal safety.

‘I was surprised,’ he said. ‘It’s pretty unusual but very, very professional people. They do a fantastic job, as you know.’

‘The world has been a dangerous place. Very dangerous place and it will continue, I guess, for a period of time. I feel very safe with Secret Service, they are fantastic people. They are the best of the best and they are highly trained,’ he added.

He said he never considered canceling his press briefing.

‘I didn’t even consider not coming back,’ Trump said. ‘I asked if I was able to come back, they said to wait a little while.’

And, with that, he somewhat impatiently returned to what he was saying before he was pulled from the room, talking about the rise in the stock market. 

President Trump had barely begun his press briefing when a Secret Service agent stepped into the press briefing room and whispered into the president’s ear. President Trump left the room with him.   

Upon his return after an agent escorted him out, President Trump said he never considered not returning to finish his press briefing

Upon his return after an agent escorted him out, President Trump said he never considered not returning to finish his press briefing

A U.S. Secret Service police officer stands on the roof of the the White House

A U.S. Secret Service police officer stands on the roof of the the White House

A United States Secret Service officer stands outside the White House Briefing Room

A United States Secret Service officer stands outside the White House Briefing Room

President Trump picked up his briefing where he left off, talking about the stock market

President Trump picked up his briefing where he left off, talking about the stock market

A uniformed Secret Service agent outside the White House press briefing room

A uniformed Secret Service agent outside the White House press briefing room

Reporters in the briefing room indicated the room was being locked down, which is standard procedure when there is a security breach.

Secret Service agents screen all the reporters ahead of the event and lock down the room before the president enters with agents standing at all its entry points. 

Police could be seen outside the press briefing area, which sits in the West Wing of the White House.

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