- President Donald Trump was abruptly ousted from the White House Information Room on Monday.
- Trump had only spoken for a few moments before a Secret Service agent said something to him and the president was removed from the room.
- It is not immediately clear why this happened, but Trump eventually returned to the briefing room and said there had been a shooting outside the White House.
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President Donald Trump was unexpectedly kicked out of the White House Information Room by statement Monday, prompting immediate confusion.
Trump had only spoken for a few moments before he was expelled from the room.
The president returned to the briefing shortly afterwards and announced that there had been a shooting at the White House. Trump said legislation shot a ‘suspect’ and the person was taken to a hospital.
“There was a shooting sport outside the White House. And it seems very well under control,” Trump said. The president said no law enforcement officers were injured in the incident.
—Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) August 10, 2020
The White House and Secret Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.
Trump said the Secret Service took him to the Oval Office, not the bunker, when he was briefly removed from the briefing room.
Asked by reporters whether he felt threatened by the incident, Trump said he had the utmost confidence in his security team.
“No, I feel very safe with the secret service, they are fantastic people,” Trump said. “They are the best of the best.”
After the shooting, Trump immediately returned to talk about the stock market and other issues.
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 10, 2020
Other shootings at White House grounds have taken place in recent years. In 2016, an armed man was shot by the Secret Service after approaching a security checkpoint. The man held a gun and refused to drop the weapon after being instructed, the agency said at the time. President Barack Obama was away golfing and was not at the White House at the time, NBC News reported.
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