A toddler crawled through the White House fence, triggering security alerts and prompting a brief lockdown. The child and their parents were quickly reunited, echoing a similar incident in 2014.
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Details of the Incident
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The incident triggered security alerts and prompted Secret Service officers to respond.
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The child and their parents were quickly reunited.
Previous Incidents
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A similar incident occurred in 2014 when a toddler squeezed through the White House fence just before then-President Barack Obama was about to address the nation on Iraq.
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The breach prompted a temporary lockdown and delayed the briefing.
Quotes from Authorities
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“The Secret Service Uniformed Division today encountered a curious young visitor along the White House north fence line who briefly entered White House ground.” – Anthony Guglielmi, Chief of Communications for the Secret Service
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“We were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that, he got a timeout and was sent on way with parents.” – Edwin Donovan, then a spokesman for the United States Secret Service
