Trump says he went to White House bunker for an ‘inspection’ amid George Floyd protests outside – By James Crump (The Independent) / June 3 2020
‘I was there for a tiny, little period of time,’ says the president
President Donald Trump has claimed that he went down to the White House bunker for an “inspection,” amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd outside the executive mansion’s gates.
It was widely reported on Friday that Mr Trump went down to the emergency bunker, created to keep the president safe, with his wife Melania and son Barron, when protesters loudly demonstrated outside the White House.
Mr Trump and his family were reportedly down in the bunker for around an hour, according to sources who spoke to CNN.
However, speaking to Brian Kilmeade of Fox and Friends on Wednesday, the president claimed that his visit to the bunker was not arranged to keep him safe from protesters.
“It was much more for the inspection,” Mr Trump told the outlet. “I was there for a tiny, little period of time.”
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