Chaos on the White House lawn!
Secret Service sprang into action on Wednesday after an intruder slipped through the White House fence. The suspect? A toddler.
A toddler slipped through the White House gate on Wednesday, the Secret Service said in a post on the social platform X.
“Just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers observed a child slip through the White House north fence. Officers quickly reunited the child with their parents without incident,” Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a Wednesday post on X.
The child, wearing a blue coat and red shoes, is seen on video being carried by authorities.
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This is hardly the first time a toddler has made their way through fencing near the White House.
In 2023, a child slipped through a metal fence on the north side of the complex and went towards the North Lawn prior to Secret Service picking him up.
In March, Secret Service agents shot an armed man near the White House following a brief confrontation. (RELATED: Secret Service Shoots Armed Man Near White House After Confrontation)
Local authorities had alerted the Secret Service about a potentially suicidal individual traveling from Indiana to Washington, D.C. Agents located the man’s vehicle near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and found him nearby on foot. As officers approached, the individual brandished a firearm, leading to an armed confrontation during which Secret Service personnel fired shots.
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How cute.