U-Haul Crashes Into Barrier Near White House, Here’s What They Found Inside

A driver of a U-Haul truck was taken into custody after crashing into a barrier outside of the White House on Monday night.

The suspect of the crash allegedly started to threaten White House officials once he exited the vehicle and will now be charged with “threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or family member.”

Officials found no explosives or weapons inside of the U-Haul but did manage to find a Nazi flag.

A Secret Service spokesperson said, “There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel and the cause and manner of the crash remain under investigation.”

🚨#BREAKING: A U-Haul truck rams into security barriers outside the White House

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Currently multiple law enforcements and the secret service along with bomb squad are on the scene after a U-Haul truck crashes and rams into security barriers outside near the… pic.twitter.com/QNO28VJMEx

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) May 23, 2023

Here’s what Fox News reported:

The driver of a U-Haul truck was taken into custody Monday night after crashing into security barriers near the White House, according to officials.

The truck crashed into a barrier on the north side of Lafayette Square at around 10 p.m. Monday night, according to Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi.

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“Shortly before 10:00 p.m. Monday, Secret Service Uniformed Division officers detained the driver of a box truck after the vehicle collided with security barriers on the north side of Lafayette Square at 16th Street,” Guglielmi said in a statement.

There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House personnel, Guglielmi said.

BREAKING 🚨 The moment U-Haul truck crashes near White House in Lafayette Square (Video: Chris) pic.twitter.com/Su5R5Q8QjQ

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 23, 2023

NBC reported the story too:

The driver of a truck that crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday night was arrested on multiple charges, including threatening to kill or harm a president, vice president or family member, officials said.

A Nazi flag was seized by authorities at the scene of the incident, which left no one injured.

A law enforcement official told NBC News that the suspect made threatening statements about the White House at the scene but was quickly detained. The truck was found to contain no weapons or explosives, the official said, without providing further details about the incident.

Many people aren’t buying the narrative and the word “staged” started to trend on Twitter.

Take a look:

https://twitter.com/delinthecity_/status/1660906023375257600

Geez.
Put a little effort into your staged cons.

Driver with Nazi flag charged with threat to kill or harm president, VP or family member after DC U-Haul crash https://t.co/Odor8WBzRG via @nypost

— Beri (@sniffydogs) May 23, 2023