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Starmer calls Trump to send best wishes after ‘shocking scenes’ at press dinner | News UK
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Sir Keir Starmer has phoned Donald Trump to express his relief that the US President and the first lady are safe ‘after shocking scenes’ at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
A Secret Service officer was injured in the shooting that saw the President evacuated to safety chaotic scenes last night.
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is facing two firearm-related charges after opening fire near the room where Donald Trump and several other high-profile cabinet members were dining.
The Prime Minister extended his best wishes following the ‘shocking scenes at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner’, according to a Downing Street spokesperson.
The PM expressed his relief that they were safe, and wished a speedy recovery to the officer injured in the incident, the spokesperson adds.
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The two leaders also discussed the situation in the Middle East and the ‘urgent need to get shipping moving again in the Strait of Hormuz, given the severe consequences for the global economy’.
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