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President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and members of Trump’s cabinet are OK after being rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night when shots were fired at the event.
The White House said Trump and the others are unharmed and the person who fired the shots is in custody.
The Center Square’s White House Bureau Chief Sarah Roderick-Fitch was in attendance at the event, held at the Washington Hilton hotel, and said she heard a loud noise before attendees started screaming. Secret Service agents then stormed the room and began escorting people out, Roderick-Fitch said.
Roderick-Fitch said she saw Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being escorted out. She also said members of Trump’s Cabinet were taken to a safe area. The event has since been cancelled.
Trump announced on Truth Social law enforcement asked people to leave the hotel and a news conference was planned for 10 p.m. Saturday at the White ...
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