President Trump was abruptly removed from a White House press release on Monday after Secret Service shot a suspect outside the White House. The Secret Service confirmed that a male suspect was shot and taken to a local hospital, saying that a Secret Service officer was also hospitalized.
The secret service said in a statement that a 51-year-old man approached an officer of the secret service and said he had a weapon. The man then walked over to the officer and crawled down into a ‘shooter’s position’ after taking something out of his clothes. The suspect was shot in the torso by the officer and both were taken to the hospital.
“At no time during this incident was the White House Complex invaded as if protectors were in danger,” the secret service sent tweeted.
When he returned to the pop stage, Mr. Trump said the shooting happened outside of the holidays and that he was taken to the Oval Office. “It might have had nothing to do with me, it might have been something else,” he said.
“Very, very professional people,” he told the Secret Service.
The shooting took place on 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, the Secret Service sei.
Around the White House, lawmakers were shaken by what happened, according to CBS News reporters on the ground.
Mr. Trump was set to discuss his recent economic aid measures that have already been rejected by Democrats and are likely to have problems in court.
The president on Sunday outlined the measures he claimed would stop evictions and extend unemployment benefits, among other things, but there are some hurdles. The executive action designed to stop outages does nothing to stop outages specifically. And the extended benefits for unemployment, an additional $ 400 per week, would only come in if states buy $ 100.
The president’s attempt to defer payroll taxes, which he would only earn if these taxes were owed instead of canceling them, has not even received a warm reception from his own party.
Before taking office, Mr. Trump based former President Obama on deploying executive action to realize his agenda when he was president.
“Why is @BarackObama constantly issuing executive orders that are important grips of authority? “Mr. Trump tweeted in July 2012.
Mr. Trump emphasizes that he does not need Congress to pass these dollars, although not only in his own party does he agree. The president fired Republican Senator Ben Sasse for calling his executive actions an “unconstitutional slump.”
“RINO Ben Sasse, who needed my support and distinction to get the Republican nomination for the GREAT State of Nebraska House of Representatives has, now that he has it (Thank you, President T), become rogue again. This folly is playing into the hands of the Radical Left, “Mr Trump tweeted Monday morning.
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