Trump escorted from briefing after shooting outside White House

By: PTI | Washington | Updated: August 11, 2020 5:10:47 am

US President Donald Trump said the shots were fired by law enforcement, saying he believed the individual who was shot was armed. (File)President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a US Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon.

He returned minutes later, saying there was a “shooting” outside the White House that was “under control.”

“There was an actual shooting and somebody’s been taken to the hospital,” Trump said.