Washington D.C
CNN
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A tiny intruder broke into the White House grounds on Tuesday, prompting the US Secret Service to react quickly.
Anthony Guglielmi, director of communications for the Secret Service, said a toddler crawled over a fence on the north side of the White House, triggering a security alert.
“The Uniformed Division of the Secret Service today encountered a curious young visitor along the north fence of the White House who had briefly entered the White House grounds,” Gugliemli said. . “White House security systems immediately activated Secret Service agents and the child and parents were quickly reunited.”
This is not the first time a toddler has crawled over the White House fence. only one same incident in 2014 when a toddler squeezed through the White House fence just before President Barack Obama was about to address the nation on Iraq. The breach resulted in a temporary lockdown and the delay of the briefing.
Edwin Donovan, then a spokesman for the US Secret Service, said: “We’ll wait until he can speak to question him, but instead, he has time to wait. and was put on the road with his parents.
