May 2026: TRUMP PRESIDENCY White House on lockdown after shooting as Donald Trump speaks and press evacuated

White House on lockdown after shooting as Donald Trump speaks and press evacuated
"Members of the Press Corps were evacuated from the White House on Monday after shots reportedly rang out a few blocks away from the executive residence.

Megan Cassella of CNBC reported that they were evacuated by the Secret Service around 4:00 p.m. "U.S. Secret Service just evacuated us from our camera position at the White House north lawn," she wrote in a post on X.
"We’re now gathering in the briefing room. No indication as to what’s going on," she added. "U.S. Secret Service personnel are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at 15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C.," the agency said in a statement on X.
The lockdown at the White House came mere minutes before the president spoke at a small business summit in the East Room of the building." 

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