It is reported by NBC News on Twitter.

BREAKING: Returning to the White House briefing room, President Trump says that there was a shooting outside the White House.https: //t.co/vZakCoaJES

- NBC News (@NBCNews) August 10, 2020

According to Trump, a secret service officer asked him to leave the press conference room while they "deal with the shooting at the White House."

In May, Trump's briefing ended in an altercation with a journalist after the American leader redirected the coronavirus issue to China.