Secret Service reopens front lawn of White House after lockdown
The Secret Service temporarily locked down the front lawn of the White House after a tourist threw an object over the 13-foot fence. The lockdown began around 11:30 a.m. and lasted about 30 minutes, during which press members waiting for an informal briefing with Education Secretary Linda mcmahon were moved inside the White House briefing room. Following the incident, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that security conditions had returned to normal. This event echoes a similar security incident in 2020, when President Trump was evacuated during a press conference due to a man claiming to have a weapon.
Secret Service reopens front lawn of White House after lockdown
The Secret Service has lifted a lockdown of the front lawn of the White House, after a tourist threw something over the 13-foot fence.
Press were moved inside to the White House briefing room as they were waiting outside for an informal press conference with Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
The lockdown, called around 11:30 a.m., was lifted about 30 minutes later.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the press that security levels were “back to green” after the incident.
A similar incident happened in 2020, when Secret Service evacuated President Donald Trump during a press conference and then shot a man who claimed he had a weapon.
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