Intense video footage shows White House Correspondents Dinner attendees ducking for cover Saturday not far from where President Donald Trump had been seated onstage.
The crowd inside the Washington Hilton hotel heard shots being fired in the vicinity, and CBS News video footage showed officers moving onto the stage shouting “Clear! Clear!” moments later. The video appeared to show U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the table with his wife.
Tables were heard falling over and glass breaking during the tense moments when the U.S. Secret Service and police walked through the room, making sure everyone was safe.
Everyone in the room helped each other to safety, and moments into the clip U.S. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth was also spotted evacuating the room:
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were swiftly escorted out of the ballroom as officers assessed the situation, according to Breitbart News.
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