What it was like in the room during gunshots at Trump event
The BBC's Tom Bateman recounts the scene from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunshots went off.
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The BBC's Tom Bateman recounts the scene from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after gunshots went off.
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