The White House received a scare on Thursday afternoon.
On Thursday, a man attempted to breach a security barrier near the White House.
On Duty Secret Service agents were able to quickly detain the man, but not without suffering injuries.
Newsweek broke the story and provided details on the severity of the injuries:
A man was detained late Thursday morning after attempting to breach a security barrier near the White House complex, prompting a swift response from U.S. Secret Service officers.
The suspect jumped a construction bollard near the Treasury Building and was confronted at a pedestrian gate, where a physical altercation occurred before officers took him into custody. One Secret Service officer suffered a minor laceration, and both the officer and the suspect were treated for non‑life‑threatening injuries, according to the agency.
Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service chief of communications, said in a statement to Newsweek via email: “Shortly after 11:30 a.m., a man was quickly detained by uniformed U.S. Secret Service police officers after jumping over a construction bollard near the Treasury Building on the northeast side of the complex. Officers encountered the individual near a pedestrian gate, where he engaged in a physical altercation before being taken into custody. One officer sustained a laceration. Both the officer and the suspect underwent medical evaluation for non-life-threatening injuries.”
Fox News reports:
🚨#BREAKING: A man is in currently in custody after breaching a barrier at the White House complex. They said An altercation took place during the incident, resulting in injuries to a Secret Service agent. The suspect has since been detained. pic.twitter.com/RK403yuqyq
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Backup here if needed:
This isn’t the first time someone has attempted to get on the White House grounds during Trump’s presidency.
Newsweek reported on a prior incident that occurred in 2025:
A man was arrested after scaling a fence at the White House complex on Monday.
Photos showed the moment an individual, dressed in a suit and wearing blue-tinted sunglasses, was detained by Secret Service agents. It came as protesters had gathered near the White House to demonstrate against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit.
ADVERTISEMENTA Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement to Newsweek that “an individual scaled the fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building and was arrested by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers for unlawful entry.
“He was subsequently transported to Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District for processing. There was no impact to our protective operations.”
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