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NBC Asked to Correct Fake Account of Trump Reaction to Shooting
Posted on August 11, 2020

Today, the National Legal and Policy Center called upon NBC News and its White House Correspondent Kristen Welker to correct a blatantly false account of President Trump’s reaction yesterday at his press conference following the shooting that occurred near the White House, where he was escorted from the podium by Secret Service to the Oval Office.

When he returned several minutes later to the podium, there was a flurry of questions by the reporters as to what had occurred, whether he was escorted to the secure bunker in the White House, and other questions about the incident to which the president calmly responded with the basic information that was known to him.

One of the reporters, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News asked the following question at the 6:57 minute mark of the press conference:

Q. Kristen Welker: “Are you rattled at all by this Mr. President?”
A. President Trump: “I don’t know, do I seem rattled”?

Shortly after the press conference, Ms. Welker appeared on MSNBC to report about the shooting incident and said: “I asked the President if he was rattled by all of this, he said “of course,” but he also expressed his gratitude to the Secret Service.” ...

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Trump pulled from briefing after shooting near White House
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August 10, 2020 | NBC Nightly News
Author: Lester Holt, Kristen Welker | NBC NIGHTLY NEWS

EXCERPT

KRISTEN WELKER (00:03:43): Now the President who had been escorted to the Oval Office said that the suspect was armed but he didn’t know what kind of weapon it was. I asked the President if he was rattled by all of this. He said, of course, but he also expressed his gratitude to the Secret Service. Lester.

LESTER HOLT (00:04:00): Yeah, a lot more drama in that news conference than anyone anticipated. All right. Kristen, thank you.