Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades. Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks, according to a Republican close to the White House who was not authorized to publicly discuss private matters and spoke on condition of anonymity. In recent days security at the White House has been reinforced by the National Guard and additional personnel from the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police. Marshals Service and agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration to supplement National Guard troops outside the White House, according to a senior Justice Department official.

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Did Donald Trump face MASSIVE security breach? Secret Service shoot armed man after displaying firearm near White House
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Did Donald Trump face MASSIVE security breach? Secret Service shoot armed man after displaying firearm near White House

Live Mint  

US News: Was there a massive security breach at the White House in Washington on Sunday? US Secret Service informed that they had shot at a man outside the White House early on Sunday after a confrontation, and the man is now in an area hospital. Notably, President Donald Trump was not in the White House at the time, as …

Dramatic moment Secret Service swoop on man who cried out 'f*** it' before scaling the White House fence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dramatic moment Secret Service swoop on man who cried out 'f*** it' before scaling the White House fence

Daily Mail  

Secret Services agents tackled a man to the ground after he attempted to scale the White House fence. A man walked past a group of bystanders, cried out 'f*** it', and began to climb the wrought iron fence on the South Grounds of the White House on Monday around 4.30pm Secret Service officers descended on the area where the man …

Protecting Trump in a second administration presents unprecedented security challenges
4 months, 1 week ago

Protecting Trump in a second administration presents unprecedented security challenges

CNN  

CNN — As Donald Trump conducts a free-wheeling transition from his Mar-a-Lago estate, drawing flocks of business moguls, contractors, foreign dignitaries and anyone looking for jobs in the new administration, the federal agencies charged with protecting the president-elect and his communications face a daunting task. “We can’t put him in a bubble,” one Secret Service official told CNN, adding that …

House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety
6 months, 1 week ago

House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence. We have both parties working on it.” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that “we’ve got to get the Secret Service into a position where its protectees are shielded in …

Toddler crawls through White House fence before being found by security on the lawn
1 year, 11 months ago

Toddler crawls through White House fence before being found by security on the lawn

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A toddler on Tuesday earned …

Trump wanted to execute leaker who revealed he hid in White House bunker during protests, new book claims
3 years, 8 months ago

Trump wanted to execute leaker who revealed he hid in White House bunker during protests, new book claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump reportedly said he wanted to "execute" …

Trump’s secret service agents needed full protective gear to drive him around during Covid stunt
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s secret service agents needed full protective gear to drive him around during Covid stunt

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The director of the Secret Service, James Murray, has said …

Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s agenda listed “no public events” on Tuesday – the 10th time since the election that those words have appeared on his daily schedule. Troop drawdown plans he long sought for Afghanistan and Iraq were announced Tuesday by a new Pentagon chief whose own hiring Trump unveiled a week ago by tweet – neither occasion warranting …

White House continues building 13-foot high ‘anti climb’ wall after protests
4 years, 8 months ago

White House continues building 13-foot high ‘anti climb’ wall after protests

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pictures shared online showed construction advancing along Pennsylvania Avenue, where views of the White …

Trump’s leadership is tested in time of fear, pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s leadership is tested in time of fear, pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Not long after noon on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump strode into the elegant East Room of the White House. Angry and scornful at every turn, Trump used the totems of Mount Rushmore as his backdrop to play on the country’s racial divisions, denouncing the “bad, evil people” behind protests for racial justice. “We lost almost 1,000 points …

William Barr contradicts Trump’s claim that he went to emergency bunker during protests for ‘inspection’
4 years, 9 months ago

William Barr contradicts Trump’s claim that he went to emergency bunker during protests for ‘inspection’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Attorney general William Barr has contradicted President Donald Trump‘s …

Trump staged photo op at church ‘out of anger at claims he was sheltering in White House bunker’
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump staged photo op at church ‘out of anger at claims he was sheltering in White House bunker’

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s brief appearance at a shuttered church …

Trump was rushed to secret underground bunker during George Floyd protests outside White House
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump was rushed to secret underground bunker during George Floyd protests outside White House

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protests near the White House at the death of George …

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

The Hindu  

Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive mansion, some of them throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades. Mr. Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks, according to a Republican close to the …

As protests and violence following the killing of George Floyd spill over, Donald Trump shrinks back
4 years, 9 months ago

As protests and violence following the killing of George Floyd spill over, Donald Trump shrinks back

Firstpost  

Inside the White House, the mood was bristling with tension. Hundreds of protesters were gathering outside the gates, shouting curses at President Donald Trump and in some cases throwing bricks and bottles Washington: Inside the White House, the mood was bristling with tension. Other advisors said most top aides were unhappy with Trump’s 1 am tweet on Friday invoking a …

White House on lockdown as Secret Service respond to 'suspicious package'
5 years, 8 months ago

White House on lockdown as Secret Service respond to 'suspicious package'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House was placed on lockdown as Secret Service …

White House placed on lockdown due to suspicious package
7 years, 7 months ago

White House placed on lockdown due to suspicious package

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House was placed on lockdown after the Secret …

Ex-agent: Don’t blame the Secret Service for Trump Jr. meeting (opinion)
7 years, 8 months ago

Ex-agent: Don’t blame the Secret Service for Trump Jr. meeting (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jonathan Wackrow is a CNN law enforcement analyst and former agent with the US Secret Service, serving in the Presidential Protection division. Story highlights Jonathan Wackrow: Trump's lawyer implied Secret Service bore some responsibility Job does not include guarding against son causing potential reputational damage CNN — Recently President Donald Trump’s personal attorney suggested that the United States …

Donald Trump praises arrest of ‘troubled person’ at White House
8 years ago

Donald Trump praises arrest of ‘troubled person’ at White House

Live Mint  

Potomac Falls : President Donald Trump has said that the US secret service did a “fantastic job” apprehending a “troubled person” who got onto the White House grounds after climbing a fence on the east side of the property while Trump was inside the executive mansion. “Secret Service did a fantastic job last night,” Trump said yesterday from his golf …

Trump praises arrest of ‘troubled person’ at White House
8 years ago

Trump praises arrest of ‘troubled person’ at White House

Associated Press  

POTOMAC FALLS, Va. — President Donald Trump on Saturday praised the U.S. Secret Service for doing a “fantastic job” apprehending a “troubled person” who climbed a fence and was approaching a south entrance to the White House while Trump was inside the executive mansion. “Secret Service did a fantastic job last night,” Trump said Saturday from his golf club in …

Man faces 10-year sentence after scaling White House fence
8 years ago

Man faces 10-year sentence after scaling White House fence

China Daily  

A sign is posted on a fence outside the White House in Washington in this October 23, 2014 file photo. WASHINGTON - An intruder carrying a backpack was arrested after scaling a fence around the White House and entering the grounds, the US Secret Service said on Saturday, in the latest breach of security at the president's official residence. President …

White House placed on lockdown after man jumps the fence
9 years, 4 months ago

White House placed on lockdown after man jumps the fence

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House was …

White House To Add More Steel Spikes To Keep Intruders Out
9 years, 10 months ago

White House To Add More Steel Spikes To Keep Intruders Out

NPR  

White House To Add More Steel Spikes To Keep Intruders Out The U.S. Secret Service, hoping to make it more difficult to jump over the White House fence, plans to install an additional strip of metal spikes atop the current fence this summer. After an Iraq war veteran scaled the fence and entered the White House last fall, the Secret …

US: bushes no barrier for White House intruder
10 years, 4 months ago

US: bushes no barrier for White House intruder

India TV News  

Washington: The Secret Service response to an armed intruder who jumped the fence and raced into the White House was complicated by muted alarms and radios, thick bushes on the lawn, unlocked doors and an officer inside who was physically too small to tackle the intruder and fumbled with her equipment, according to the Homeland Security Department review of the …

White House intruder got far past front door
10 years, 5 months ago

White House intruder got far past front door

India TV News  

White House intruder got far past front door Washington: The intruder who climbed a fence made it farther inside the White House than the Secret Service has publicly acknowledged, a Republican congressman said Monday. The disclosures came on the eve of a congressional Washington: The intruder who climbed a fence made it farther inside the White House than the Secret …

White House beefs up security after intruder incident
10 years, 6 months ago

White House beefs up security after intruder incident

India TV News  

Washington: The US Secret Service has ordered stronger White House security after a man climbed over the fence and entered the North Portico door of the executive mansion before being caught, the presidential spokesman said on Monday. The Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has launched a comprehensive review of what happened last Friday, Efe quoted the White House spokesman Josh …

Secret Service boosts security outside White House
10 years, 6 months ago

Secret Service boosts security outside White House

India TV News  

WASHINGTON: The Secret Service chief has stepped-up security outside the White House after a man with a knife who jumped the fence made it into the presidential residence before being apprehended, officials said. He said the White House expected Pierson's review to be conducted “with the same professionalism and commitment to duty that we and the American people expect from …

White House security breach as armed intruder scales fence, makes it inside executive mansion
10 years, 6 months ago

White House security breach as armed intruder scales fence, makes it inside executive mansion

ABC  

An intruder who scaled a fence and made his way inside the doors of the White House on Friday was armed with a knife, the United States attorney's office says. Mr Gonzales climbed the fence, ran across the lawn and made it inside the front doors of the White House before being apprehended in one of the most significant security …

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