On Twitter, Trump said, “Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover.
On Wednesday at around 11:30 a.m. ET, President Donald Trump gave a statement from the White House’s Diplomatic Room about this morning’s shooting in Alexandria, Virginia.
At around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning, James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Illinois opened fire at a congressional recreational baseball practice, hitting Louisiana Republican congressman Steve Scalise in the hip and wounding four others.
Scalise is expected to recover, while the status of the other four victims has not been disclosed.