‘Violence is never the answer’: world leaders react to Washington shooting at Trump event

Leaders of Canada, Mexico and UK denounce political violence and express thanks Donald Trump and guests are unharmed White House correspondents’ dinner shooting – latest updates Full report: Suspect in custody after Trump evacuated in shooting incident Leaders from around the world have condemned the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night as an act of “political violence” and expressed relief that Donald Trump, officials and journalists were unharmed. The president and his wife, Melania, as well as members of the US cabinet, were evacuated from the ballroom at the Washington Hilton on Saturday after gunshots were heard from the hotel lobby. Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, sent a message of solidarity to Trump after the incident, according to his chief secretary, Darren Jones. “These are remarkable scenes. The prime minister has, this morning, sent a message to the president of the United States in solidarity for the events that took place,” Jones told Sky News. He added that with the incident coming just two days before a visit to the US by King Charles and Queen Camilla, “as you would imagine … our teams are working closely