Trump evacuated from briefing room due to shooting outside White House premises

Trump abruptly leaves coronavirus press briefing at White House

President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from a press briefing on coronavirus on Monday evening just minutes after he began speaking following a shooting outside of the White House.

US President Donald Trump is being removed by a member of the secret service from the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2020.President Donald Trump was abruptly evacuated from a press briefing on coronavirus on Monday evening just minutes after he began speaking because of a shooting outside of the White House.

"There was an actual shooting, and somebody has been taken to the hospital. I don't know the condition of the person," Trump said after he returned to the White House briefing room. The briefing room was placed on a lock down immediately after the president exited, according to a pool report.This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

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