A suspicious package found on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place N.W. on the northeast corner of the White House complex triggered a Secret Service lockdown Tuesday
for the second time in as many days.
Media waiting for the daily press briefing were told to wait indoors. Firefighters and uniformed division Secret Service officers responded to the seen and eventually cleared the package, although it’s not immediately clear what triggered the lockdown.
The White House
was locked down Monday after someone threw a sign and notebook over the fence along Pennsylvania Avenue. Some media outlets said a yoga mat was included, but that was not confirmed by the Secret Service.
This is the sixth time the White House has been locked down since President Donald Trump took office. The first occurred March 10 when Jonathan Tran, a mentally disturbed man from California, breeched security and roamed the halls of the White House for nearly 17 minutes before he was apprehended.
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