Car crashes into signpost at Lafayette Square Park (screenshot via Martin Austermuhle/Washington Sun)
The White House was locked down, with reporters being told to remain in the briefing room after an apparent security incident when a man rammed his car into a sign at Lafayette Square Park, just north of the White House.
Reporters were ordered to remain in the briefing room as Secret Service dealt with the incident. Some reporters were permitted to stay outside while doing TV stand-ups with Secret Service close by.
Secret Service now telling reporters they must stay inside https://t.co/WtscvvdkPM
— Jordan Conradson (@ConradsonJordan) November 9, 2026
The semi-lockdown has since been lifted.
Martin Austermuhle of the Washington Sun captured video of the incident. The man was seen fighting with Secret Service and National Guard after the crash.
WATCH:
Unclear what happened but someone just drove into a sign on the north end of Lafayette Square Park and then fought with Secret Service and National Guard when they got out of their car. https://t.co/Mwcrk4klQn
— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) November 9, 2026
Al Jazeera’s Chris Sheridan captured footage of Secret Service agents detaining the suspect and taking him near the White House.
He can be seen hysterically screaming, “Oh my God.”
WATCH:
UPDATE: Secret Service has an individual in custody. He was yelling “Oh my God” as they walked him away from Lafayette Park near the white house. https://t.co/a7oCySMMa7
— Chris Sheridan (@ChrisSheridan34) November 9, 2026
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It is still unclear how the suspect crashed or whether it was intentional or not.
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