BREAKING: White House Press Ordered To Shelter By Secret Service

New reports have revealed that the U.S. Secret Service shut off all access to the North Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. Officials also ordered all members of the press to take shelter in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.

The lockdown was first reported by local media outlets, with posts on X revealing the actions of the Secret Service sometime around 11:00 a.m. A short time later, it was reported on social media that an “all clear” had been given.

According to the Dallas Express, another report emerged indicating that a tourist tossed an item over the White House fence, prompting the Secret Service’s response. However, the lack of official clarification on the matter has sparked speculation that a much more serious breach of security occurred.

Typically, when this sort of situation unfolds, the Secret Service will whisk protectees away to secure locations. One such place is the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. As of this report, no information has been released concerning the whereabouts of President Donald Trump at the time or the nature of the threat.

Later in the day, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in a statement that, “Somebody threw their phone over the fence.” No additional details were given concerning the lockdown.

The incident comes just a few days after the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Trump in July 2024 while he was on the campaign trail in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was injured during the shooting, taking a bullet to the ear. A local firefighter was killed in the incident.

Authorities investigating the attempt on the president’s life still have yet to figure out the motivation for 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who opened fire on the commander-in-chief during the rally.

A report from Fox News stated that documents show the Secret Service agents tasked with protecting Trump at the rally failed multiple basic protocols just before the shooting took place.

And to make matters worse, Fox revealed that the Secret Service had informed them back in February that the agents involved had received disciplinary action for their failures. As it turns out, five of them were not disciplined until April, and only then, due to Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) subpoenaing of the records.