The White House was put on lockdown for nearly two hours Wednesday after a man threw “personal belongings” over the north fence line of the White House complex.
The Secret Service made what it describes as protective sweeps of the grounds to ensure nothing dangerous made it inside the fence line.
Once the sweeps were complete, the White House complex returned to normal operations.
The Secret Service did not identify the person taken into custody at about 10:30 a.m. This is the second consecutive day in which the White House was put on lockdown. On Tuesday, a man jumped the fence along the office facility where presidential staffers work.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.Â
Fran says
THEY ARE PLANNING TO BUILD A HIGHER FENCE AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE. TO PROTECT THE PRES. SOMEWHAT INTERESTING, WE CAN’T BUILD A BORDER FENCE TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY FROM INVASION & PRECLUDE OUR BORDER PATROL FROM DOING THEIR DUTY -PROTECTING THE HOMELAND.
Don says
Hpefully the new electrified 11 ft. 6 in. high security fence will be sufficient to keep the ‘Porch Monkey’ in his cage.
Unfortunately, it won’t be completed BEFORE his term expires.
virginia says
disrespect is sown, what will it reap? l feel sorry for you. l hope you will repent before it return to you.
debi says
too funny
Nancy Norris says
Where do the AMERICAN PEOPLE come in. No one protects us.
American Citizen says
That is because Conservatives do not serve the WhitecHouse occupants despite their Antidemocracy standing.
At the rate we are going, should Rotten Clinton win
we will achieve 3rd world status before the election
in 2020. That is the Dumbocrap goal
Mole says
No fence for Obama. The AMERICAN people need a fence at the southern border for their protection first.
Ivca says
this as he is forever gun-grabbing from legal gun owners…he is protected…though how he has not been called to Allah after all these atrocities is beyond me…I’d like to break his legs every time he has a pic taken of his damn hooves on the oval office desk!
he is not done yet, either…God help us.
WhiskeyMan says
In consideration that most believe there is an illegal Kenyan currently ‘occupying’ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave,
just wondering, “What difference does a so-called ‘lockdown’ make?”
American Citizen says
You are so right
Lori says
Seriously ! who would care if someone gets to the Obama’s. Maybe some of Obama’s illigals, want to play house with Obama and Michelle.