Hours after addressing the nation on the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and others in Northern Virginia, President Donald Trump paid a visit to the high-ranking congressman in the hospital.

"Just left hospital. Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the truly great people, is in very tough shape – but he is a real fighter. Pray for Steve!" Trump tweeted Wednesday evening.

MedStar Washington Hospital released a statement on the House Majority Whip's condition.

"Congressman Steve Scalise sustained a single rifle shot to the left hip," the hospital said. "The bullet traveled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding… He underwent immediate surgery, and an additional procedure to stop bleeding. He has received multiple units of blood transfusion. His condition is critical, and he will require additional operations."

Earlier Wednesday, Trump told the nation that Scalise was "badly injured but will fully recover."

Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., Scalise's roommate in Washington, said his friend was unconscious when he came to visit him Wednesday afternoon, after his second surgery.