One person has been arrested after an ‘unauthorised vehicle’ tried to enter the White House complex, the Secret Service has said.
The vehicle tailgated another, which was lawfully entering an external checkpoint, the Secret Service tweeted around 6am on Thursday morning.
Officers stopped the vehicle and the individual was "immediately taken into custody". A number of roads around the White House were closed as a precaution.
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It comes two years after a man was arrested for trying to jump over a White House fence while Donald Trump was believed to be inside.
That followed an even more severe security breach in 2017 when an intruder managed to peer through a window and rattle a handle at the South Portico entrance - known as the president's back door.
Barack Obama's best moments in the White House
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Barack Obama's best moments in the White House
1/11 May 19, 2009
“The President was leaving the State Floor after an event and found Sasha in the elevator ready to head upstairs to the private residence. He decided to ride upstairs with her before returning to the Oval Office,”
Peter Souza
2/11 Oct. 26, 2012
President Barack Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets the son of a White House staffer in the Outer Oval Office
Peter Souza
3/11
“A National Security staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama. Carlton’s son, Jacob, softly told the President he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama, and asked if he could feel the President’s head to see if it felt the same as his.”
Peter Souza
4/11 March 21, 2010
The President, Vice President and senior staff applaud after watching on television the House vote on H.R. 4872 for health care reform, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
Peter Souza
5/11 Dec. 3, 2009
President Barack Obama fist-bumps custodian Lawrence Lipscomb in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building following the opening session of the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth
Peter Souza
6/11 Sept. 22, 2015
"The Obama family and Biden family greet Pope Francis as he arrives in the United States for the first time at Joint Base Andrews," Sept. 22, 2015.
Peter Souza
7/11 Feb. 21, 2014
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden participate in a "Let's Move!" video taping on the Colonnade of the White House, Feb. 21, 2014
Peter Souza
8/11 Feb. 18, 2016
President Barack Obama watches First Lady Michelle Obama dance with 106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin in the Blue Room of the White House prior to a reception celebrating African American History Month, Feb. 18, 2016
Peter Souza
9/11 Jan. 21, 2013
"The President and First Lady wave to supporters as they ride in the inaugural parade. I had asked the President if I could ride in the presidential limousine and the President joked, 'But Michelle and I were planning to make out," Jan. 21, 2013.
Peter Souza
10/11
Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama share a private moment in a freight elevator at an Inaugural Ball, January 2009
all pics: Pete Souza
11/11
Barack Obama rests his hand on the bible that President Lincoln used for his swear-in, being held by his wife Michelle Obama as he is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America
Rex
1/11 May 19, 2009
“The President was leaving the State Floor after an event and found Sasha in the elevator ready to head upstairs to the private residence. He decided to ride upstairs with her before returning to the Oval Office,”
Peter Souza
2/11 Oct. 26, 2012
President Barack Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets the son of a White House staffer in the Outer Oval Office
Peter Souza
3/11
“A National Security staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama. Carlton’s son, Jacob, softly told the President he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama, and asked if he could feel the President’s head to see if it felt the same as his.”
Peter Souza
4/11 March 21, 2010
The President, Vice President and senior staff applaud after watching on television the House vote on H.R. 4872 for health care reform, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
Peter Souza
5/11 Dec. 3, 2009
President Barack Obama fist-bumps custodian Lawrence Lipscomb in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building following the opening session of the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth
Peter Souza
6/11 Sept. 22, 2015
"The Obama family and Biden family greet Pope Francis as he arrives in the United States for the first time at Joint Base Andrews," Sept. 22, 2015.
Peter Souza
7/11 Feb. 21, 2014
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden participate in a "Let's Move!" video taping on the Colonnade of the White House, Feb. 21, 2014
Peter Souza
8/11 Feb. 18, 2016
President Barack Obama watches First Lady Michelle Obama dance with 106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin in the Blue Room of the White House prior to a reception celebrating African American History Month, Feb. 18, 2016
Peter Souza
9/11 Jan. 21, 2013
"The President and First Lady wave to supporters as they ride in the inaugural parade. I had asked the President if I could ride in the presidential limousine and the President joked, 'But Michelle and I were planning to make out," Jan. 21, 2013.
Peter Souza
10/11
Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama share a private moment in a freight elevator at an Inaugural Ball, January 2009
all pics: Pete Souza
11/11
Barack Obama rests his hand on the bible that President Lincoln used for his swear-in, being held by his wife Michelle Obama as he is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America
Rex
The intruder, Jonathan T Tran, was on the property for nearly 17 minutes before he was arrested and was seen hanging around outside hours before.
Mr Tran carried a back pack with mace and a letter for the President as he scaled three fences up to eight feet high to gain access.
Despite activating alarms, he was able to give secret service officers the slip at one security point by hiding behind a pillar of the East Wing entrance.
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