Chaotic moments unfolded at the Washington Hilton hotel after gunfire erupted one floor above the basement ballroom hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, prompting a swift security response.US president
Donald Trump later described how he wanted to see what was happening as Secret Service agents rushed him out of the venue on Saturday night after a gunman opened fire.
When asked about his concerns after hearing the gunshots, Trump said that he was “not worried”. “I understand life. We live in a crazy world,” he said.
The US president said his curiosity to witness the situation firsthand likely slowed the Secret Service’s efforts to swiftly move him to safety.“I wanted to see what was happening. I wasn’t making it that easy for them. I wanted to see what was going on. And by that time we started to realise maybe it was a bad problem, different kind of problem, a bad one – and different than what would be normal noise from a ballroom,” he said.
