President Trump’s historic first steps into North Korea sparked a scuffle between reporters and North Korean security guards, with officials shoving and trying to block the press.
Also roughed up in the fracas was incoming White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who ended up with bruises.
WATCH: WH Press Sec. Stephanie Grisham fighting for press access in North Korea.
— Official Team Trump (@TeamTrump) June 30, 2019
The American press should give her the credit she deserves! pic.twitter.com/MMSgP9HoUm
The jostling grew especially intense as reporters tried to enter a room inside the Freedom House on the southern side of Panmunjom where Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un were meeting after exchanging initial handshakes on the border.
North Korean guards tried to physically prevent members of the U.S. press pool from entering the room, pushing and shoving, and the Secret Service stepped in to intervene.
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