HuffPost President Trump was escorted from the White House press briefing room shortly after starting a news conference Monday. President Donald Trump abruptly stopped a White House press conference on Monday after speaking for two minutes before a man led him out of the room. Multiple reporters in the White House press pool said it appeared to be a Secret Service agent who interrupted Trump. After being pulled away, the president returned to the press briefing room and told reporters that a shooting had taken place outside the White House. Trump said he was taken to the Oval Office.

Source: Huffington Post August 10, 2020 22:23 UTC