The Secret Service locked down the White House on Tuesday, herding reporters gathered on the front lawn for a media event inside.
A security incident took place by the White House front gate, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
“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,” journalist Andrew Leyden posted on X.
“This area’s closed.”
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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. pic.twitter.com/hcjecCm5XD
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As the 11:30 a.m. incident was unfolding, media representatives were moved into the building without any explanation,
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