{"id":2628139,"date":"2026-07-10T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-considers-permanent-fencing-around-lafayette-park\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:12:39","slug":"white-house-considers-permanent-fencing-around-lafayette-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-considers-permanent-fencing-around-lafayette-park\/","title":{"rendered":"White House considers permanent fencing around Lafayette Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fwhite-house-considers-permanent-fencing-around-lafayette-park%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=2628139&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>The White house is considering installing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-officials-announce-plans-to-erect-permanent-security-fence-around-us-capitol-in-same-week-democrats-ended-construction-of-border-security-fence\/\" title=\"DC ... Announce Plans to Erect Permanent ... Fence Around US Capitol \u2013 In Same Week Democrats Ended Construction of Border ... Fence\">permanent fencing<\/a> around Lafayette Square and nearby areas on Pennsylvania Avenue for enhanced security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-town-receives-sixth-bomb-threat-targeting-entire-community-police-report\/\" title=\"Wisconsin Town Receives Sixth Bomb Threat Targeting Entire Community, Police Report\">amid recent threats<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nation-of-islam-calls-member-who-assaulted-u-s-capitol-brother-with-such-great-potential\/\" title=\"Nation of Islam Calls Member Who Assaulted U.S. Capitol \u2018Brother With Such Great Potential\u2019\">assassination attempts<\/a> targeting President Donald Trump. Currently, the White House uses temporary fencing, but proposals for permanent barriers aim to better facilitate security operations. These plans are pending Trump&#8217;s approval and involve a review process. Critics and some officials, such as Eleanor Holmes Norton, oppose permanent fencing, arguing it coudl serve as ineffective &#8220;security theater&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-peter-defazio-uses-transportation-chairmanship-to-influence-waterway-policy-for-personal-gain\/\" title=\"Democrat Peter DeFazio Uses Transportation Chairmanship to Influence Waterway Policy for Personal Gain\">limit public access<\/a> to historic and government property. The debate highlights concerns about balancing security measures with openness and accessibility for the public.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> is in talks about erecting permanent fencing around the public square across from the mansion, amid heightened concerns about security following several assassination attempts against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fencing would go around Lafayette Square and areas on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, but the decision is still awaiting Trump\u2019s approval, according to CBS News. The development comes after the president said earlier this week he is \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4642882\/iran-banners-we-will-kill-trump-ali-khamenei-funeral\/\">No. 1 on the kill list for Iran<\/a>,\u201d and a gunman opened fire near the White House in late May, rattling officials, alongside a shooter whom officials say <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543635\/correspondents-dinner-shooter-manifesto-trump\/\">sought to assassinate Trump<\/a> at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner in April. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4643851\/trump-instruction-bomb-assassination-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump wrote instructions for massive bombing campaign if he\u2019s assassinated by Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4643686\/vance-family-lease-property-middleburg-virginia-second-home\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The Vances look to lease property in Virginia for second family home: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4642373\/trump-agrees-restart-iran-war-ceasefire-mou-negotiations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump agrees to restart talks with Iran after claiming ceasefire is over<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A White House official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that there \u201care always discussions ongoing about how to make the White House Complex as safe as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, nothing is confirmed at this time. Any projects that are pursued will go through the necessary review process,\u201d the official said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Post <\/em>previously reported that the White House is considering installing permanent fencing along the north and south sides of the park, making it easier to close the park to the public where Pennsylvania Avenue intersects 15th and 17th streets NW, should security concerns arise. The White House currently relies on temporary fencing that it erects for events or other situations that warrant heightened security.\u00a0A permanent barrier would allow the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a> to prevent pedestrian access in front of the White House more easily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics are already pushing back on the idea of permanent fencing, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.\u2019s<\/a> delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/norton.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/norton-introduces-bill-prohibit-permanent-fencing-lafayette-square\">introducing a bill<\/a> on Thursday to prohibit it at the park. She argued that fencing is an \u201cincredibly imprecise\u201d security tool likely to serve as \u201canother form of security theater, where it makes a place look secure while masking the need for more effective and modern security measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Independence Day holiday visitors endure sweltering temperatures as they try to get a view of the White House beyond metal fencing surrounding Lafayette Park, in Washington, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26184701269845.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Independence Day holiday visitors endure sweltering temperatures as they try to get a view of the White House beyond metal fencing surrounding Lafayette Park, in Washington, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4615730\/republican-national-committee-record-fundraising\/\"><strong>REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BOASTS ALL-TIME HIGH CASH TOTAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile I understand the importance of protecting the White House, which is already surrounded by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >13-foot-high fence<\/a>, we can and must maintain our commitment to security without sacrificing public access by using the least restrictive means necessary to address security,\u201d she said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPublic property should be open to the public. We should not leave citizens peering at their democracy from behind permanent fences,\u201d Norton added. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House considers permanent fencing after security concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2628140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26184701269845.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52887,3813,82556,3646,32127],"class_list":["post-2628139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fencing-2","tag-immigration","tag-lafayette-park","tag-security","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26184701269845.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628139","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2628139"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628143,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2628139\/revisions\/2628143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2628140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2628139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2628139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2628139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}