Trump disputes reports that he was rushed to White House bunker during DC protests

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President Trump said his recent visit to a bunker underneath the White House was part of an inspection.

During a Wednesday interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, Trump disputed reports that Secret Service agents rushed him to the underground bunker as protesters clashed with law enforcement outside of the White House on Friday. He asserted that he visited the Presidential Emergency Operations Center during the day as part of an “inspection” for a “very short period of time.”

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