{"id":2462031,"date":"2025-07-15T15:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-secret-service-abruptly-locks-down-white-house-lawn-hurries-reporters-inside\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:44:46","slug":"watch-secret-service-abruptly-locks-down-white-house-lawn-hurries-reporters-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-secret-service-abruptly-locks-down-white-house-lawn-hurries-reporters-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Secret Service Abruptly Locks Down White House Lawn, Hurries Reporters Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-secret-service-abruptly-locks-down-white-house-lawn-hurries-reporters-inside%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Tuesday, the Secret Service locked down the White House grounds following a security incident near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-on-pandemic-it-was-a-tremendous-personal-benefit\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo on pandemic: It was a \u2018tremendous personal benefit\u2019\">front gate<\/a>, causing reporters gathered for a media event too be moved inside. the incident involved something being thrown over the fence on the North Lawn, also known as Pebble Beach. Media representatives were temporarily confined indoors without immediate description but were allowed back outside about half an hour later. Officials described the lockdown as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >routine security protocol<\/a>. Following the incident, White House press secretary Karoline leavitt confirmed that security levels returned to normal (&#8220;green&#8221;). Meanwhile, Education Secretary Linda McMahon was present for the event and highlighted a recent Supreme Court decision allowing cuts to the Department of Education, emphasizing the management&#8217;s plans to increase efficiency and reduce bureaucracy in education.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service locked down the White House on Tuesday, herding reporters gathered on the front lawn for a media event inside.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/car-drives-straight-white-house-perimeter-gate-resulting-deadly-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security incident<\/a> took place by the White House front gate, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14908149\/Secret-Service-White-House-lawn-lockdown-security-incident.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Something was thrown over the fence on the North Lawn of the White House and Secret Service have called a lockdown of the park and White House,&rdquo; journalist Andrew Leyden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PenguinSix\/status\/1945150084863177050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;This area&rsquo;s closed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secret Service asks reporters to go inside the White House Press Briefing Room as they clear Pebble Beach, north of the White House. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hcjecCm5XD\">pic.twitter.com\/hcjecCm5XD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1945153028920590571?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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to all media without explanation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whitehouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whitehouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uv1dXkjkWf\">pic.twitter.com\/Uv1dXkjkWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kimberly Halkett (@KimberlyHalkett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimberlyHalkett\/status\/1945145044257923252?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Media representatives were allowed back outside at about noon.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferJJacobs\/status\/1945152697667088772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, journalist Jennifer Jacobs called the incident a &ldquo;routine lockdown protocol.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Moments ago: The Secretary of Education had been doing a live hit when Press, including me, was ordered off the North Lawn into WH Briefing room by security. (waiting for details) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IG0qzviUTm\">pic.twitter.com\/IG0qzviUTm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Owen Jensen (@owentjensen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/owentjensen\/status\/1945146885364232332?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/u-haul-truck-slams-security-barrier-outside-white-house-suspect-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security levels<\/a> were &ldquo;back to green&rdquo; after the incident, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3471572\/secret-service-shuts-down-white-house-front-lawn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McMahon and the Trump administration won a major victory Monday when the Supreme Court allowed cuts to the Education Department to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, the Supreme Court again confirmed the obvious: the President of the United States, as the head of the Executive Branch, has the ultimate authority to make decisions about staffing levels, administrative organization, and day-to-day operations of federal agencies,&rdquo; McMahon said in a statement posted on the Educatin Department&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/secretary-mcmahon-statement-supreme-court-victory-future-of-american-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While today&rsquo;s ruling is a significant win for students and families, it is a shame that the highest court in the land had to step in to allow President Trump to advance the reforms Americans elected him to deliver using the authorities granted to him by the U.S. Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McMahon said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scotus-sides-trump-education-department-decimated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">department<\/a> will now act to maximize efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. Department of Education will now deliver on its mandate to restore excellence in American education. We will carry out the reduction in force to promote efficiency and accountability and to ensure resources are directed where they matter most &mdash; to students, parents, and teachers,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we return education to the states, this Administration will continue to perform all statutory duties while empowering families and teachers by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-pursue-layoffs-at-education-department\/\" title=\"Supreme Court allows Trump to pursue layoffs at ...\">reducing education bureaucracy<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to the U.K.&#8217;s Daily Mail, a security incident occurred near the White House&#8217;s front gate. Journalist Andrew Leyden reported on X that &#8220;something was thrown over the fence on the North Lawn of the White House,&#8221; prompting a lockdown of both the park and White House grounds. Reporters were asked to enter the White House Press Briefing Room while security cleared Pebble Beach, located north of the White House. Media personnel were moved indoors without explanation during an 11:30 a.m. incident; they had been present to hear remarks from Education Secretary Linda McMahon. The area was reopened around noon, with journalist Jennifer Jacobs describing it as &#8220;routine lockdown protocol.&#8221; Following this, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that security levels had returned to normal (&#8220;green&#8221;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2462032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/White-House-reporters.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6290,34163,32127],"class_list":["post-2462031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-lockdown","tag-secret-service","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/White-House-reporters.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462031"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462036,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462031\/revisions\/2462036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}