President Donald Trump has spoken out for the first time about the shocking shooting incident that unfolded at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night. The event took a terrifying turn when a suspect approached a security checkpoint, prompting Trump to be swiftly evacuated from the scene. A Secret Service agent was also caught in the crossfire, but fortunately, a bulletproof vest saved the agent from serious injury. Trump revealed in his remarks that he initially thought the sound of the gunman charging the checkpoint was just a tray falling, highlighting the harrowing nature of the incident.
President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’Suspect in custody after Trump evacuated in shooting incidentWhite House correspondents’ dinner shooting – what we knowDonald Trump said on Saturday night he initially thought that the sound of a gunman charging a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was a tray falling, in his first remarks about what was going through his mind as the incident unfolded.“Actually, it was totally shocking to me, and that never changes,” Trump said, appearing to refer to the assassination attempt against him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a second incident on his golf course in Florida during the 2024 presidential campaign. Continue reading...
