President Trump News Conference Following Evacuation from White House Correspondents' Dinner

[0:00] on the air for three-and-a-half hours, started out talking about the White House [0:04] Correspondents' Dinner and some lighter things. And here he comes. Here comes the president. [0:10] DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States of America, President of the United States, [0:15] well, thank you very much. That was very unexpected, but incredibly acted upon by [0:25] Secret Service and law enforcement. And this was an event dedicated to freedom of speech [0:33] that was supposed to bring together members of both parties with members of the press. [0:39] And in a certain way, it did, because the fact that they just unified... I saw a room that was just [0:46] totally unified. It was in one way very beautiful, a very beautiful thing to see. A man charged a [0:53] security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons, and he was taken down by some very brave members [1:00] of Secret Service, and they acted very quickly and have just released for purposes of transparency, [1:07] clarity. I've ordered it to be put out. You probably have it by now, put out on truth, [1:14] and put out on many of the platforms. A tape showing the violence of this thug that attacked [1:21] our Constitution, and also showing how quickly Secret Service and law enforcement acted on [1:27] our country's behalf. Really did a great job. [1:30] One officer was shot, but saved by the fact that he was wearing obviously a very good bulletproof vest. [1:39] He was shot from very close distance with a very powerful gun, and the vest did the job. [1:48] I just spoke to the officer, and he's doing great. He's in great shape. He has very high spirits, [1:57] and we told him we love him and respect him, and he's a very proud guy. He's very [2:04] proud of what he does, Secret Service agent. And we looked at all of the conditions that took place [2:13] tonight, and I will say, you know, it's not a particularly secure building, and I didn't want [2:22] to say this, but this is why we have to have all of the attributes of what we're planning at the [2:29] White House. It's actually a larger room, and it's much more secure. It's got, it's drone-proof, [2:35] it's bulletproof glass. We need the ballroom. That's why Secret Service. That's why the military [2:39] are demanding it. They've wanted the ballroom for 150 years for lots of different reasons, [2:46] but today's a little bit different because today we need levels of security that probably nobody's [2:53] ever seen before. But everyone owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the courage of law enforcement. [3:02] The law enforcement and working with the D.C. police, and we just spoke with the mayor, [3:07] and when we're finished, the police chief is going to take over and discuss it also from their [3:16] viewpoint. But they also performed exactly as they were supposed to. And you see the attacker in [3:23] different positions, but you also see the attacker totally subdued and under control. [3:29] So, as you know, this is not the first time in the past couple of years that our [3:34] republic has been attacked by a would-be assassin who sought to kill in Butler, Pennsylvania less [3:41] than two years ago. You all know that story. And in Palm Beach, Florida, a few months after that, [3:46] we came close. We really had, again, we had some great work done by law enforcement. [3:53] But in light of this evening's events, I ask that all Americans recommit with their hearts in resolving [4:00] our difference peacefully. We have to resolve our differences. I will say, you had Republicans, [4:08] Democrats, independents, conservatives, liberals, and progressives. Those words are interchangeable, [4:15] perhaps, but maybe they're not. But you had everybody in that room, big crowd, record-setting [4:20] crowd. There was a record-setting group of people. And there was a tremendous amount of love and [4:28] coming together. I watched, I watched, and I was very, very impressed by that. But we were, [4:36] First Lady and I were taken very well care, very quickly, very quickly rushed off the stage. [4:43] Vice President J.D. Vance, who's here, was likewise beautifully done. I was, he was just saying how [4:51] quickly everybody acted. Law enforcement, Secret Service in particular in this case, [4:55] but law enforcement. Marco had the same thing. Pete was there. Pete didn't want any help. He didn't [5:00] want anybody to help. He doesn't want anybody to help him. But he did get some, didn't you? [5:06] And I think you also said that it was very impressive. So with that, I'd like to ask Todd Blanche to [5:13] come up, say a few words, and tell you it's already underway. The man has been captured. [5:21] They've, they're going to his apartment. I guess he lives in California. [5:26] And he's a sick person, a very sick person. And we don't want things like this to happen. [5:31] I think it's very important that I say, though, and I told the representatives of the evening, [5:36] they did such a beautiful job. It was such a beautiful evening. And again, they're talking [5:40] about free speech in our Constitution. That's what it's all about, not just White House correspondence. [5:46] It's really, it was really based on free speech in our Constitution. But I said, [5:51] very importantly, that we'll do it again within the next 30 days. And we'll make it [5:56] bigger and better and even nicer. So I just want to thank everybody that was involved. [6:02] I also want to thank the press, the media. You've been very responsible in your coverage. I will say, [6:08] I've been seeing what's been out. You've been very responsible. So, Todd Blanche, I'd like to say a few [6:12] words and then we're going to have cash. And then you're going to go on. We can ask, [6:17] I guess we can take a couple of questions. I want to thank the First Lady for, that was a rather [6:24] traumatic experience for her. There was a lot of action taking place up there very quickly. [6:31] But again, the response time was really incredible. And we're going to reschedule. We're going to do it [6:37] again. We're not going to let anybody take over our society. We're not going to cancel things out [6:42] because we can't do that. We wanted to stay tonight. I will tell you, I, I fought like hell to stay. [6:50] But they, uh, it was protocol. They said, please, sir, because they didn't know a lot of, [6:56] there was a lot of action going on and they didn't know, could there be probably a lone shooter, [7:00] but we'll find out. We'll find out very quickly. They have it very well under control. So I want to [7:04] thank everybody very much. And, uh, Todd Blanche, please. Thank you very much, Mr. President. [7:14] Tonight you saw the very worst and the very best of this country. You saw the very worst by the [7:21] actions of that coward that the president just talked about. But you also saw the very best [7:26] because you saw law enforcement do exactly what they're supposed to do. And, and you'll see the [7:30] videos come out, I expect very shortly, and you'll see law enforcement do exactly what we want them to do. [7:37] And so I echo what Mr. President, what President Trump just said, that we are extraordinarily grateful [7:42] and appreciative of the men and women of law enforcement that, that did their jobs tonight, [7:46] including one who was, who was injured. This investigation is ongoing. I expect you will see [7:52] charges filed shortly. The charges should be self-evident given the conduct. But, but as you'll hear, [7:59] there will be multiple charges around the shooting, around the possession of firearms and, and anything [8:04] else that we can get, uh, get on this guy. The investigation is, is obviously ongoing and just [8:11] started. There is federal law enforcement already working on search warrants and doing their job. [8:17] And I don't want to get ahead of them, uh, and, and don't want to get ahead of the work that they're doing [8:21] even as we speak. Director Patel and I were, were just on the crime scene, um, a short while ago, [8:27] and everybody in this room should rest assured that the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, [8:32] Secret Service, um, everybody's on the scene doing their job. Um, I know that the, the police chief is [8:38] going to give an update from the scene as soon as we're finished here. And, and I obviously will lead the, [8:43] lead the details of what, of what they have learned to him. But in the meantime, I just want to thank, uh, [8:49] thank everybody in this room for the courage. And I want to thank President Trump for his, [8:55] for his words. And, and I promise you justice will be served. Thank you. Director Patel. [9:01] Thank you, General. Thank you, Mr. President. The president's absolutely right. You saw the best [9:08] resolve of American law enforcement because you, Mr. President, inspire them 24, 7, 365. You give them [9:14] the resources that they need. And you know, they know that you have their back. And that is a [9:18] changing dynamic in this country. And that's why you saw brave Secret Service agents respond [9:22] immediately, swiftly, subdue and take down the suspect and safeguard the lives of thousands of [9:27] individuals at that hotel. Thanks to our interagency partnership with the Department of Homeland Security [9:33] and the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI was rapidly deployed onto the scene, [9:36] took over the evidence response unit, um, is examining all the ballistics that were found on scene to [9:42] include the long gun and the shell casings. We are conducting witness interviews as we speak. [9:46] You will hear from our team on the scene there with the mayor and the head of the FBI field division [9:51] there. But please know what the attorney general has just said reigns no truer. You saw the very best [9:56] of America tonight, the very best unite us at a time of uncertainty because we have leadership here [10:02] with the president, the vice president that backs law enforcement and the men and women that I shook their [10:06] hands on the scene today could not have been prouder to show up on scene. And as the attorney general said, [10:11] make no mistake, we are conducting witness interviews. If you have any information, [10:15] any information whatsoever related to this event, 1-800-CALL-FBI, 1-800-CALL-FBI. [10:21] No piece of information is too small. No piece of information is inadequate. We will evaluate it all. [10:26] We will also be conducting interviews of those that were there. And if any of those individuals [10:30] have information, please come forward to law enforcement or the FBI or the Metropolitan Police [10:34] Department. We will be examining this individual's background thoroughly. That process has already [10:38] started. And we are going to ensure that he was either a lone wolf actor or anyone else that was [10:43] responsible. We will analyze all evidence immediately to make sure that we safeguard this [10:48] country. Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, thank you for your leadership, Attorney General [10:51] and Homeland Secretary Mullen. Thank you for your partnership in law enforcement. [10:54] Thank you. Okay, we'll do a couple and then we go to the chief. [11:00] Madam Chairman. Oh, I just want to say you did a fantastic job. What a beautiful evening. And we're going to [11:06] reschedule. It's very tough for her to ask a killer question. Right. But you have done a fantastic job. [11:16] Please. Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate it. As you mentioned, it all happened so quickly. [11:21] Yeah. And I wonder, especially because, unfortunately, you have experience with these sorts [11:29] of threats. In that moment when you realized there was a threat and service agents were telling us to get [11:36] down. Can you describe what was going through your mind, how you were feeling in that moment? [11:43] That's a very good question. Actually, it was it's always shocking when something like this happens, [11:48] happened to me a little bit. And that never changes. The fact we were sitting right next to each other, [11:57] the first lady on my right. And I heard a noise and sort of thought it was a tray. [12:02] I thought it was a tray going down. I've heard that many times. And it was pretty loud noise. [12:09] And it was from quite far away. He hadn't breached the area at all. They really got him. [12:14] But so it was quite far away. But it was a gun. And some people really understood that pretty quickly. [12:22] Other people didn't. I was watching to see what was happening. Probably should have gone down even [12:28] faster. Melania was very cognizant, I think, of what happened. I think she knew immediately what [12:35] happened. She was saying, that's a bad noise. And we were whisked away along with other people. But [12:45] we were really whisked away. And again, the performance of the Secret Service and the police, [12:51] all of the law enforcement, I thought it was really good. So it was very quick. There wasn't a lot of time [12:55] to be thinking. Because it was a matter of seconds before we were out the door and gone into an area. [13:02] We very much, and you wanted to too, we very much wanted to continue it. Because I don't [13:06] like to let these sick people, these thugs, these horrible, horrible people, change the fabric of our [13:13] life, change the course of what we do. So we held out. You were there. We held out right till the end. [13:19] But they didn't want to take a chance. And I understand there was protocol. But we're going to be [13:24] doing one hopefully within the next 30 days or sooner. And I am ready, willing, and able. [13:29] And I was all set to really rip it. And I said to my people, this would be the most [13:36] inappropriate speech ever made if I said one. So I'll have to save it. I don't know if I could [13:40] ever be as rough as I was going to be tonight. I think I'm going to be probably very nice. I'll be [13:45] very boring the next time. But we're going to have a great event. And you did a fantastic job. [13:50] Thank you very much. Peter, go ahead. [13:52] Thank you, President Trump. There's a report in the New York Post that this assailant assembled [13:58] his weapon somewhere on site at the hotel. What do you think about that? And I ask respectfully, [14:07] why do you think this keeps happening to you? [14:11] Well, you know, I've studied assassinations. And I must tell you, the most impactful people, [14:20] the people that do the most, you take a look at the people, Abraham Lincoln. I mean, [14:25] you go through the people that have gone through this where they got them. But the people that do [14:31] the most, the people that make the biggest impact, they're the ones that they go after. [14:37] They don't go after the ones that don't do much because they like it that way. And when you look at [14:42] the people that have either, whether it was an attempt or a successful attempt, [14:49] they're very impactful people. Just take a look at the names here, the big names. [14:55] And I hate to say I'm honored by that. But I've done a lot. We've done a lot. [15:00] We have, we've taken this country. And we were a laughing stock for [15:05] years. And now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world. We've changed this country. [15:09] And there are a lot of people that are not happy about that. So I think that's the answer, Peter. [15:13] And after Butler, your team for a while rethought outdoor events. [15:18] Yeah. [15:18] Do you think that you now need to rethink indoor events? [15:21] No. Well, then you just don't do events. No, I can't do that. I have to, [15:24] what it, you know, it is what it is. We have to do it. The room was very, very secure. You know, [15:29] he charged from 50 yards away. So he was very far away from the room. [15:34] And what'd you think when you saw the video of how fast he was running? [15:36] He was moving. He was really moving. And the reaction time was great. Boy, those guys, [15:41] they had their guns drawn literally by the time he was there. They were shooting. [15:46] That's right. [15:46] They were, I thought they were very impressive. I thought they were very impressive. [15:50] And if I didn't, I'd let you know, you know, I'm not going to be, I would not stand for that. No, [15:56] I thought they were very impressive. [15:57] President Trump, thank you for updating us on the suspect earlier. [16:02] Were you aware of any threats? Was your team aware of any threats beforehand? [16:05] And do you believe you were the target of this tonight? [16:08] I guess. I mean, these people are, they're crazy. They're crazy. And you know, [16:12] you never know. It was very far away from me. I had to go through a lot. [16:16] You know, we had, we had resources all over. We had resources sitting at tables, [16:22] literally in disguise, sitting maybe at your table. Who knows? But we had, [16:27] we had people all over the room. So he had a long way to go. That was [16:30] really a first line of defense. And they got him. And they really, you know, they acted incredibly. [16:36] No, we have, we've had no, there was no notification. We had no idea. Go ahead. [16:40] Do you not have any political motivations from this? [16:43] Well, you never know. No, we'll be able to tell you that [16:45] maybe by tomorrow or the next day. You know, he's in custody and [16:49] they're asking him a lot of questions. I guess they're going over, Todd. And they're, [16:53] they're already at his apartment. He lives in California. [16:57] Yes, sir. And they'll be, they're over there. So they'll be able to tell you. Thank you, Katie. [17:04] Did the suspect say anything or was he wearing anything that would [17:08] allege some type of motive here? Nothing. No, I mean, he was [17:13] a guy who looked pretty evil when he was down. You know, they had him down. He was fighting hard. He was [17:19] in my opinion, a sick person who would do that, but a sick person. [17:23] But I think you're going to find everything about him. No reason to talk about it now. [17:26] But tomorrow at this time, long before this time, you're going to know a lot of things about him. [17:31] He was a, they seemed to think he was a lone wolf. And I feel that too. [17:35] Are you concerned about U.S. Secret Service protection ability? [17:39] We saw several of the detailees take minutes to be escorted out of the room. [17:45] No, they acted very quickly. No, I was very impressed by Secret Service. [17:48] I mean, I'm the one and Mark Wayne, you would agree with that, I think. [17:52] Yes, certainly. I'm the one that [17:55] would complain. You don't have to complain for me. I would be complaining. I'd be up here right now [17:58] saying they didn't do their job. Oh, believe me. Because, you know, it's my life. [18:03] And I want to live because I want to make this country great. That's why I want to live. [18:07] But when you're impactful, they go after you. When you're not impactful, they leave you alone. [18:12] Okay, a couple of, a couple of more. A couple of more. Go ahead, please. [18:16] Is there any indication that this, this shooting was, could have been linked to the war in Iran? [18:24] I don't think so. But you never know. We're going to know a lot. [18:27] We'll, we have the best people in the world working on it. And we're going to know a lot. Please. [18:32] Mr. President, there's a lot. There's, um, you, as well as some of us who have covered Butler [18:38] experience two years ago. Yeah. What's, what felt similar? You know, [18:43] you had the first lady with you today. What felt different? And you have [18:47] another two plus years in office. Are you concerned about something like this happening again? [18:51] Well, I can't be concerned. I can only get great people. They did the job, [18:55] a much, in my opinion, a much better job than Butler. Butler had one weak spot [18:59] that we all know about. Somebody should have been up there. But even Butler, [19:04] we had a, uh, our sniper, sniper on our side, within 4.2 seconds from a distance of about 400 [19:14] yards, one shot, and he was gone. And if he didn't do it now, you know, he's David. His name [19:22] was David. I say, hello, David, every time I see him. David, I like you very much, David. But think [19:28] of that. Now, if he doesn't hit him, and he hit him right between the eyes from 400 yards, [19:34] without any notice, nobody knew. He heard a sound. He looked over, and there was actually a tree that [19:40] was somewhat in his way. You know the story very well. And he aimed, he fired. And if he didn't do [19:46] that, beyond me, you would have had a lot more people killed who lost one great person and two people [19:52] very badly hurt. They're okay now. But, uh, no, that was so, in a sense, you know, they, [19:58] that was pretty amazing, the job they did. But, but, uh, but they did have that one weak spot. [20:03] As you know, they should have had that covered. Tonight, they had everything covered very quickly. [20:08] And he was fast. He was running full blast. And they got him, uh, before they got any further. [20:13] I was very far away. You know, he was, he hadn't anywhere close to breach the doors of the ballroom. [20:18] The ballroom was sealed, and everybody in there. That's why, once those doors opened, [20:24] they didn't want to do tonight. If the doors weren't opened, we could have probably done it tonight. But [20:29] I think we're much better off rescheduling. Yeah, please. [20:31] Mr. President, uh, for you and perhaps law enforcement as well, [20:35] what is the level of confidence that this was a lone actor? [20:39] And has the suspect made any statements to police while in custody? [20:43] I think it's just my, look, it's my profession. We have great professionals up here and outside [20:48] that have been working with us. Uh, my impression is he was a, a lone wolf, uh, whack job. [20:55] These are crazy people. These are crazy people. And they have to be dealt with. We had that [21:00] in the second attempt, uh, as you know, and he's, he's spending life in prison. [21:06] Because if you let him out, they'll probably, you know, you, if he serves 10 years or 15 years, [21:10] you let him out, he'll probably try it again with somebody else. [21:13] They're sick people. We have a lot of sick people. But you're going to know, [21:17] uh, I think very shortly, you're going to know, Todd, uh, a lot about him. You're going to know [21:23] a lot about him. Yeah, a couple of more. Yeah, please. Go ahead. [21:30] Are you concerned about political violence? This could be politically motivated. [21:34] All violence. I'm concerned about everything. Look, but I can't be [21:38] so concerned that you can't function. No, I'm, I'm here. Uh, it's a dangerous profession. [21:44] You know, I tell the story, race car drivers, I think it's very dangerous. [21:48] So you take 1% and then take about 10% of 1% just to break it down very easily. [21:58] They die so much less than 1%, 10% of 1%. I think bull riding is very dangerous. If you take [22:06] about the same 10% of 1%, much less than 1%. But if you take presidents, it's 5.8%. [22:12] And about 8% are shot at. So nobody told me this was such a dangerous profession. [22:24] If Marco would have told me, maybe I wouldn't have run. Maybe I would have said, I'll take a pass. [22:29] No, it's a dangerous profession, but I don't view it that way. Look, I'm here to do a job. [22:34] It's part of the job. It is a dangerous. It's, I can't imagine that there's any profession that's [22:40] more dangerous, but I love the country and I'm very proud. I'm very proud of the job we've done. [22:45] You see what's happened. We have a great country. We've got, I think the most successful, [22:49] the hottest country anywhere in the world. This happened over a period of [22:53] just a year and we're going to do great things. But with that come risks. There's no question about it. [22:59] Yeah. [22:59] To that end, I mean, there's been so much political violence, not just aimed at yourself, [23:04] but at other members of, you know, members of Congress, State House speakers, you name it. [23:09] Is that just the cost of doing business to do politics in America anymore? [23:13] Yeah, well, and elsewhere too. We're not the only country. You look at this great [23:17] violence with all countries. I was talking to somebody from another country today and they have [23:25] numerous assassinations of political figures all over the world. You look at South America and South [23:30] America, it's like some of the numbers are just horrific. It's dangerous. It's dangerous stuff, [23:36] whether it's here or someplace else. No country is immune. No country. Good question. [23:41] Is it possible to turn that temperature down at this point? [23:43] Well, probably if I decided to just not do much, you know, if I let everybody rip us off and take [23:51] advantage of us. Look, we're leading the world in trade now. We're leading the world in the military. [23:56] We're the greatest military in the world. I rebuilt it in my first term and now we use it [24:01] because we have no choice. We can't let, as an example, Iran, we can't let them get a nuclear [24:05] weapon. That'll everything will be peanuts compared to that if they ever were given a nuclear weapon. [24:11] And they'd use it too. Marco and I were talking about it today. They would use it without even [24:16] hesitation. We can't do that. It was a shame. I said, oh boy, look at the numbers. We just broke [24:21] 50,000 in the Dow. We just broke 7,000 in the S&P. They said we couldn't do it in seven years, [24:27] five years, four years. They were saying maybe in five or six years. And we did it in one year. [24:34] And I called everybody together. I called all of these people and others. And I said, [24:38] we have to take a little journey. I seek to do this. We just had the great number. We just broke [24:44] 50,000. Wasn't supposed to happen during my term. Wasn't reachable. Did it in one year. And I said, [24:50] we're going to have to make a journey to Iran. They're going to have a nuclear weapon if we don't do it. [24:55] We had the B-2 bombers take them out. I terminated in the first term the [25:00] Obama agreement, the Iran nuclear agreement, which was a disaster. That was a road to a nuclear [25:05] weapon. They would have used it. They would have used it a hundred percent. [25:09] So, you know, when you do things like that, you become a target. If I wasn't doing that, [25:13] I guess I'd be a lot less of a target. But I'm honored to be. Okay, one more question. [25:17] Go ahead. [25:21] Yeah, go ahead. [25:24] Thank you, President Trump. Thank you, President Trump. Do you know how the gun [25:28] was brought into the hotel? And also, how does this event impact you as the leader of our country? [25:33] Do you think it will change? I like not to think about it. [25:38] I lead a pretty normal life considering, you know, it's a dangerous life. I think I'm [25:43] I think I handle it as well as well as it can be handled. I think a lot of other people, [25:48] you know, you read stories where they become basket cases, to be honest with you. I'm not a basket case. [25:52] I take is really take it as it is. I do it for the country. I'm not doing it for any other reason. [25:58] I have a first lady who's doing a terrific job. She loves the country. [26:02] And she recognizes it better than anybody. She's told me numerous times, she said, [26:08] you are in a dangerous job. But that goes along with her, too. I mean, it's dangerous for her, [26:13] too. We sat there tonight. We heard that noise. And it was either a tray or a bullet. [26:19] I thought I was hoping it was a tray, but it wasn't. And again, we had some very brave people [26:26] doing a great job. So we're very proud of them and happy with them. I just want to thank everybody. [26:31] They will be able to give you all that information as to the names and everything else. Most of I think [26:38] we released the names already. Most most of you would have it. But his name. We appreciate it. [26:44] I see so many tuxedos and beautiful dresses. It was a little different evening than we thought, [26:49] but we're going to do it again. And we're going to we have a great chairman who we're so proud of. [26:55] And we have to make it better. We'll make it safer, I guess. Right. But we're going to make it [27:01] even better. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. [27:03] President Trump, you talked about how impactful this was. Can we hear from her about [27:08] Well, honey, would you want to say something? [27:10] Okay. One in the back. [27:12] One in the back, sir. [27:14] The people across the globe, in fact, are watching you, you demonstrated [27:21] courageous leadership. And thank God you're alive, all of us are alive today. [27:25] What are the messages that you want to give to the world that this should change? [27:29] What corrective measures can we take from here on? [27:32] Well, all you can do. Look, I don't care how many people you have, how good they are. [27:38] They can be the greatest people. You have the greatest security in history. [27:42] If you have a whack job who's got a brain, but it's a little bit distorted or a lot distorted, [27:49] they can make trouble. I would say, Pete, right? You know, they can make trouble. [27:53] Some of these people are of genius level IQ and they're nuts. So it can be trouble. [28:00] So you do absolutely the best. You get the best. We have the best people. [28:04] Well, look, it was proven tonight. He started running from 50 yards and he was fast. [28:12] It was like a blur on tape. He was moving. It was very impressive the way they got him. [28:18] Because a lot of people would be looking and saying, you know, it's like a weird feeling. [28:24] And they would let him get through, but they didn't let him get through. They drew those guns so fast, [28:29] they looked like Matt Dillon. They looked like somebody that knew what they were doing. [28:35] And we really do. But it comes with the territory. [28:38] And if you want to do a great job, I really believe that. [28:41] And you take a look at what's happened to some of our greatest presidents. [28:45] And it doesn't happen to people that don't do anything. [28:50] And it's not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. [28:55] I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I really don't think so, [28:58] based on what we know. But we're going to continue to do a great job. That's all I can do. [29:04] Thank you very much. We will see you tomorrow. Thank you. [29:07] Thank you. [29:08] Thank you. [29:09] And that was President Trump live at the White House. [29:20] It is 11 p.m. Eastern time on the East Coast at about 8.20 p.m. [29:25] The incident at the Washington Hilton happened. And it was a shooting. And here is the suspect. [29:34] Donald Trump put this on social media. This is the suspect on the floor of the Hilton. [29:40] Not sure if this is in the lobby or down by the magnetometers near the ballroom. Can't tell where [29:45] he is. But here is some hotel security footage that Donald Trump posted on his social media feed. [29:54] There is no sound. But this is at the Hilton. Just keep an eye on it. [29:58] You will see somebody running through. And there we go. [30:06] And it looks like the Secret Service may have may have fired some shots. [30:12] But that was a suspect. And you can see they are all gathered there. [30:16] Well, throughout this evening after the incident at the Washington Hilton, [30:20] if you have been with us, you heard our colleague Greta Brauner on the phone. [30:25] Greta was at the dinner at the time and would speak to us throughout the evening. [30:29] You ended up outside the Hilton, correct? [30:32] I did. Shortly after the incident occurred, we were told to get down. People around in the entire ballroom, [30:43] essentially, people were crouched down underneath their tables. The Secret Service, the law enforcement, [30:50] came in very quickly. They were hopping over tables, over chairs, running toward the dais. [30:56] How close were you to the dais? [30:58] We were probably...