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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

White House Shooting: Did Self-Proclaimed 'Jesus Christ' Nasire Best Target Donald Trump?

The White House considers replacing its columns with Corinthian style, sparking debate over tradition, design, and the building’s historic character. (Credit: PL Bechly/Wikimedia Commons)

Donald Trump was in the Oval Office on Saturday evening when a gunman, later identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, opened fire at a Secret Service checkpoint near the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after 6 p.m., according to law enforcement sources, raising immediate questions about whether Trump was the intended target. Best, who reportedly believed he was Jesus Christ, was shot dead by Secret Service officers after firing only a few rounds.

A shooting at a White House checkpoint has put Washington DC on alert (Credit: geralt/PHOTO; PIXABAY)
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