President Trump visits Rep. Scalise in hospital

Eugene Lyubarsky
By Eugene Lyubarsky
June 15, 2017US News
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President Trump visits Rep. Scalise in hospital

President Donald Trump visited MedStar Washington Hospital Center on June 15.

The president visited Rep. Steve Scalise, who was shot that morning. First lady Melania Trump accompanied the president. The pair brought bouquets of flowers.

Scalise was critically wounded in a Wednesday morning gun attack. He has undergone surgery; more surgeries are scheduled.

Congress members and staff were practicing for a charity baseball game when a lone gunman opened fire.

Four people besides Scalise were shot.

The gunman was shot and died of his wounds.

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