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The White House was placed under a temporary lockdown after a vehicle crashed into a signpost at Lafayette Square, near the North Lawn, on Monday. The driver was detained after clashing with Secret Service agents, and the U.S. Secret Service and Washington Metro Police are investigating the incident. President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time. Security officials instructed most reporters to move indoors as a precaution, and videos showed smoke emerging from the car’s bonnet as officials responded.
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left · 1 outlet
The White House was placed under temporary lockdown after a vehicle crashed near Lafayette Square. President Donald Trump was inside. Read full security update.
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center · 1 outlet
The U.S. Secret Service instructed most reporters at the White House to move indoors and remain there temporarily as a precaution.
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right · 4 outlets
The White House was placed under a temporary lockdown on Monday after a car crashed into a signpost at Lafayette Square, just across from the presidential complex in Washington, DC. US President Donald Trump was inside the White House when the incident occurred.
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The White House was placed under temporary lockdown after a vehicle crashed near Lafayette Square. President Donald Trump was inside. Read full security update.
