On Wednesday evening, the White House had unexpected visitors.
Secret Service officers witnessed a toddler on Northern Lawn before handing him over to another officer.
Secret Service Communications Anthony Guglielmi addressed the case in a statement shared on X.
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“After 6:30pm on Wednesday, US Secret Service uniformed department officials watched the child slip through the Northern White House fence,” Post said.
The toddler slid through the White House fence on the grass to the north. (Grey media via Story Full)
“The officers quickly reunited their children with their parents,” added Gullielmi.
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According to the Secret Service website, officers of the Unified Division are assigned to the White House branch.
The video shows a secret service agent carrying a child across the lawn. (Grey media via Story Full)
Officers provide “protection and law enforcement functions for the White House, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, new Executive Office Building, Treasury building, Treasury annex and other presidential offices nearby.”
It is unknown which authorities were involved in returning the boy to his parents.
Fox News Digital reached the White House for comment.
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This is not the first time a child has made an unexpected visit to the White House property.
In 2023, another toddler squeezed metal fencing.
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“Today, the Secret Service uniforms division met curious young visitors along the White House North Fence Line.
“The officer immediately reunited the child with his parents without any problems,” Gullielmi (not in the photo) wrote in X. (Grey media via Story Full)
“The White House security system immediately sparked Secret Service executives, and the toddler and parents were reunited quickly,” Gugliemli said.
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The current fence is 6 feet and 6 inches tall.
It will be replaced by a fence about 13 feet tall with a wider, stronger post, according to the National Park Service website.
Julia Musto contributed the report.
