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Secret Service Locks Down White House After Car Crash
A car crashed into a sign at Lafayette Park, just north of the White House, on Monday morning. The Secret Service ordered reporters inside.
- 10 a.m. ET: Secret Service told most reporters to go indoors.
- Some reporters stayed outside for TV stand-ups, with agents nearby.
- Video shows the driver fighting Secret Service and National Guard members.
- Secret Service agents took a man into custody near the park.
Why it matters: President Trump was at the White House during the crash. He was preparing for meetings.
- No outlet reported any injuries in the immediate aftermath.
- The car stayed more than a block from the White House gates.
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Where they split: Coverage differs on severity: some headlines describe a car ramming a secure area, while the New York Post reports it never got near the gates.
Center6 sources
Jerusalem Post6hSecret Service detains driver after vehicle crashes near White House, clashes with securityNOTUS7h2 Arrested Near White House After Car Crash and Barricade Breach - The Washington SunPennLive4hTwo arrested after car crashes at park outside White HouseSky News8hArrests after car crash near White House and person tries to jump barricadeThe National Desk7h2 arrests made after vehicle crash, barricade breach near White HouseWESH 2 News4hSecret Service investigating crash near White House, two men arrested
Left5 sources
The Independent5hSecret Service investigating two arrests by White House for connectionAl Jazeera5hTwo security breaches near White House prompt brief lockdownCleveland.com4hTwo arrested after car crashes at park outside White HouseMediaite8hWhite House on Lockdown After Driver Crashes Car at Nearby Park, Fights With Security OfficersMSNBC6h2 people arrested near White House, Secret Service says
Right coverage, 21 sources: The right frames the story as a security scare with Trump on site, leading with the lockdown and the driver's scuffle with agents.
The Gateway Pundit6hUPDATE: 2 Arrested Outside of White House After Car Crash and Barricade Breach * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan ConradsonNew York Post5hWild video shows Secret Service agents subdue 'combative' driver after car crash near White HouseBreitbart News3hTwo Arrests Made After Incident Triggering White House LockdownDaily Mail9hUS Secret Service orders reporters inside White House after suspect crashes car near North Lawn with Trump on premisesCitizen Free Press8hRaw Video | White House on lockdown.Fox News7hSecret Service arrests two after car crash and barricade breach outside White HouseJust the News1dWhite House reportedly in lockdown after car crashes into sign, driver fights with Secret ServiceOne America News13hUSSS triggers brief WH lockdown with Trump inside after 2 suspicious individuals arrested nearbyOutKick7hSecret Service arrests two after car crash and barricade breach outside White HousePJ Media12hVehicle Ramming Marks Second Attack at White House in DaysRedState13hSecret Service Lockdown at White House After Lafayette Park IncidentThe Blaze7hSecret Service locks down White House after car rams through security blockadeThe Daily Caller7hCar Crashes Into Park Near White House, Immediately Brawls With Secret Service And National GuardThe Daily Wire1dWhite House Goes On Lockdown After Driver Crashes, Then Starts A FightThe National Pulse5hTwo Arrested Near White House After Crash and Barricade Jump, Days After Armed Venezuelan Threat.The Right Scoop6hBREAKING: Two arrested after crashing car near White HouseThe Washington Times7hWhite House on lockdown after man crashes car into Lafayette ParkThe Western Journal7hBreaking: White House Placed on Lockdown with Trump Inside After Wild Incident with Rogue DriverTownhall13hThe White House Is on Lockdown After Vehicle Crash in Lafayette Square ParkWashington Examiner7hTwo people arrested after vehicle crashes into sidewalk near White HouseZeroHedge7hCar Rams Through Security Area Near White House; Driver Shouts "Oh My God" As Agents Make Arrest
What’s next: The Secret Service had not publicly explained the crash or named the driver at the time of the reports.
- Investigators have not said what charges the man in custody may face.
- Was the crash intentional or an accident?
- Who was the driver, and why did he fight officers after the crash?
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