White House In Talks With Waffle House Shooting Hero Despite Trump’s Silence

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 22: Waffle House patron James Shaw, Jr. (C) who stopped the shooting at a Waffle House where a gunman opened fire killing four and injuring two attends a press conference with FBI Special Agent... NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 22: Waffle House patron James Shaw, Jr. (C) who stopped the shooting at a Waffle House where a gunman opened fire killing four and injuring two attends a press conference with FBI Special Agent In Charge, Matthew Espenshade (L) and Metro Nashville Mayor David Briley (right) on April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. Shaw, Jr., 29, took action disarming the gunman and ultimately forcing him out of the Waffle House restaurant. Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, IL, is person of interest in the shooting and is suspected to have left the scene naked. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The White House is reportedly in talks with the hero from the Waffle House shooting about a visit with President Donald Trump, despite the President’s continued silence about the attack, according to a Tuesday Politico report.

James Shaw Jr. wrestled a gun away from the shooter during an attack that left four people dead in late April.

Trump has yet to address the shooting at all, but White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at Tuesday’s press briefing that there has been “an outreach effort” to bring Shaw to the White House.

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