Trump shooting: U.S. lawmakers say violence has no place in the country

Political violence has no place in the United States, lawmakers cutting across party lines asserted, as U.S. President Donald Trump and other top White House officials were evacuated unharmed from a hotel following a shooting incident.

Addressing a press conference hours after he and top leaders were rushed out of the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel, Mr. Trump gave a call for national unity and said Americans must resolve differences despite rising political tensions and violence.