Trump Urgently Evacuates After Shooting Outside White House... Heads to Office Instead of Bunker (Comprehensive)

Unexpected Incident During Press Conference
Return to Venue After About 10 Minutes

U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are leaving the White House press briefing room following secret service agents. [Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] It has been reported that a secret security agent fired a gun at someone outside the White House in the United States. As a result, President Donald Trump abruptly halted a press conference.

On the 10th (local time), President Trump left the press conference immediately after hearing a whisper from a secret security agent. This happened shortly after the press conference began. Right after President Trump's exit, rumors spread among White House reporters that gunshots were heard.

About 10 minutes later, President Trump returned to the conference room and announced that a secret security agent had fired a gun at someone outside the White House. He explained that the suspect was being transported to the hospital and that the secret security agent responded effectively and immediately. However, he did not mention the circumstances under which the shooting occurred.

President Trump emphasized that he took refuge in his office and did not move to the bunker. He explained, "I returned to the conference room because the secret security agent said it was safe."

This statement is interpreted as a reference to the criticism he faced after it was revealed that he took refuge in an underground bunker when protesters demonstrating against the death of Black man George Floyd approached near the White House last May.

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