Fear rules Washington: White House sidewalk to be closed to public permanently:
The closure will "Lessen the possibility of individuals illegally accessing the White House grounds," Secret Service Communications Director Cathy Milhoan said. Ref. Source 7n.
First they closed the street in front of the white house because that would keep people from driving through the fence now they are closing the sidewalk so people do not get over the fence. Are we going to close all the streets and sidewalks around the white house next? Maybe keep people farther away? Maybe make people walking around in Washington DC at all illegal.
I think the security at the white house has to once again work on its self image. At one time no one questioned the Secret Service and what they stood for. Now with the past news and todays age of cameras and cell phones everywhere they need to be at the top of their game and prove that they are the elite agency that they are.
The White House is on lockdown and a woman was arrested after she drove her car into a security barrier, the Secret Service says. President Trump, who just held a news conference with Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull, was never in danger, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Ref. USAToday.
Man dead after shooting himself outside White House, D.C. Police say. D.C. Police said Saturday that a man who shot himself near the White House north gate was declared dead. "His body remained on scene. We're working to notify next of kin," a police department spokesperson emailed USA TODAY.