WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: U.S. President Donald Trump walks up to speak during a news conference at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump tweeted earlier today that he will accept the Republican presidential nomination on August 27 either at the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, or at the White House. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
In the middle of his coronavirus news conference on Monday, Donald Trump was taken by Secret Service from the briefing room. When he returned minutes later he said officers had shot someone outside the White House.
Trump thanked the Secret Service but had no more details about the incident. There are reports the victim was armed. This is a breaking story and will be updated.