The White House in Washington D.C. was placed under a temporary security lockdown on Monday, November 9, 2026, following two separate security incidents near Lafayette Park, directly across from the executive mansion.
The US Secret Service apprehended two individuals in connection with the events. In the first incident, occurring just before 10:00 AM EST, a silver sedan mounted the pedestrian curb at the intersection of 16th Street and H Street NW on the northern edge of Lafayette Square and crashed into a security signpost. Video footage captured by a journalist for The Washington Sun showed smoke rising from the vehicle as the driver exited and engaged in a violent physical altercation with law enforcement officers before being restrained by Secret Service Uniformed Division officers and National Guard personnel.
Read nextRussia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Begin in Abu Dhabi with U.S. MediationSimultaneously, a second individual attempted to scale security barricades near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park and was immediately taken into custody.
President Donald Trump was inside the White House during the security response. Authorities temporarily closed surrounding streets and restricted movement around Pennsylvania Avenue. The lockdown was fully lifted after Secret Service personnel secured the perimeter, and an investigation is ongoing to determine motives and potential coordination.
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