The Secret Service apprehended a person outside the White House on Thursday, the third day since President Donald Trump heightened law enforcement efforts in Washington, D.C.
A video shared on X showed what appeared to be a white male in a striped shirt, tan shorts, and cap being wrestled to the ground by two Secret Service officers on Pennsylvania Avenue. One officer can be heard saying, “stop fighting” and “give me your hand.” A third officer runs to the scene and a fourth arrives on a bicycle.
A voice on the video tells pedestrians, “They’re going to close the avenue. Everybody to the park. Everybody to the park. Avenue is closed.” The voice was likely referring to Lafayette Park, a common destination for people being directed away from the White House during security operations or closures.
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