Kathy Griffin tweets ‘it wasn’t me’ after shooting near White House during Trump press conference  

Kathy Griffin jokingly tweets ‘it wasn’t me’ after reported shooting near the White House during President Trump’s press conference

President Donald Trump was abruptly taken out of a press conference by security on Monday due to a reported shooting that took place near the White House. 

And Kathy Griffin, a notoriously outspoken critic of Trump, took to Twitter to jokingly assure her 2.1million followers that she had nothing to do with the incident.

‘It wasn’t me,’ tweeted the 59-year-old comedian, minutes after news of the shooting broke.

Wasn't me: Kathy Griffin, a notoriously outspoken critic of Trump, took to Twitter to jokingly assure her 2.1million followers that she had nothing to do with the incident; Kathy pictured in February

Wasn’t me: Kathy Griffin, a notoriously outspoken critic of Trump, took to Twitter to jokingly assure her 2.1million followers that she had nothing to do with the incident; Kathy pictured in February

Though she did not directly mention the incident or tag Trump in her tweet, Griffin’s following knew exactly what she was referring to. 

Minutes after his impromptu evacuation, President Trump, 74, returned to the White House briefing room and revealed the details of the shooting to the press, as reported by CNN.

‘There was a shooting outside of the White House and it seems to be very well under control. I’d like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work,’ he began.

When asked if the White House had been breached in anyway, the 45th president of the United States replied: ‘I don’t think the person breached anything. I don’t believe anything was breached. I asked that question.’  

Close call: President Donald Trump was abruptly whisked out of a press conference by security on Monday due to a reported shooting that took place near the White House; Trump pictured on Monday

Close call: President Donald Trump was abruptly whisked out of a press conference by security on Monday due to a reported shooting that took place near the White House; Trump pictured on Monday

Trump said that he was ‘taken to the Oval Office’ after being evacuated and that the Secret Service made him ‘feel very safe.’ 

‘They just wanted me to step aside for a little while just to make sure that everything was clear outside,’ he told reporters.

Kathy Griffin has proven over the years that she is no fan of Donald Trump, whether it is clowning the former The Apprentice host on Twitter or posing with a severed  head made to look like him in 2017.

Details: Minutes after his impromptu evacuation, President Trump, 74, returned to the White House briefing room and revealed the details of the shooting to the press, as reported by CNN; the White House pictured on June 23

Details: Minutes after his impromptu evacuation, President Trump, 74, returned to the White House briefing room and revealed the details of the shooting to the press, as reported by CNN; the White House pictured on June 23

Not a fan: Kathy Griffin has proven over the years that she is no fan of Donald Trump, whether it is clowning the former The Apprentice host on Twitter or posing with his severed head in 2017

Not a fan: Kathy Griffin has proven over the years that she is no fan of Donald Trump, whether it is clowning the former The Apprentice host on Twitter or posing with his severed head in 2017

In a recent remote interview with Marco Eagle, the comedian admitted that her 2017 Trump severed head scandal marked the end of her ‘old life,’ in terms of ‘friends and work opportunities. 

But, despite her unrelenting criticism of Trump and other government officials, Kathy is not ‘anti-America.’

‘I love America. Let the newsmakers say [Trump’s] not qualified to have that job. But what I can say is that every time he walks out on camera, he honestly looks like he just left a spa. He looks like he gets five facials a day,’ she joked. 

Facial fanatic: 'I love America. Let the newsmakers say [Trump's] not qualified to have that job. But what I can say is that every time he walks out on camera, he honestly looks like he just left a spa. He looks like he gets five facials a day,'  joked Kathy in an interview with Marco Eagle in May; Trump pictured on Monday

Facial fanatic: ‘I love America. Let the newsmakers say [Trump’s] not qualified to have that job. But what I can say is that every time he walks out on camera, he honestly looks like he just left a spa. He looks like he gets five facials a day,’  joked Kathy in an interview with Marco Eagle in May; Trump pictured on Monday