The New York Police Department said Wednesday that officers found an envelope containing “white powder” in the package sent to CNN’s New York headquarters.ĬNN reported that the suspicious package was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, a frequent Trump critic.
Those responsible will be brought to justice.”Īlso Read: New York Times 'In Touch With Local Authorities' After CNN New York Headquarters Evacuated Grateful for swift response of & local law enforcement. These cowardly actions are despicable & have no place in this Country. “Thus far, they have shown no comprehension of that.”Įarlier, Trump quote-tweeted Vice President Mike Pence, who wrote: “We condemn the attempted attacks against fmr Pres Obama, the Clintons, & others. The President, and especially the White House Press Secretary, should understand their words matter,” said Zucker. “There is a total and complete lack of understanding at the White House about the seriousness of their continued attacks on the media. “We cannot tolerate those cowardly attacks and I strongly condemn all those who choose violence,” she said in her brief remarks, before pivoting to talk about the opioid crisis.Ībout an hour after Trump’s remarks, CNN president Jeff Zucker put out a statement condemning the Trump White House for its “continued attacks” on the media. “This egregious conduct is abhorrent to everything we hold dear as Americans… we’re extremely angry, upset and unhappy about what we witnessed this morning, and we’ll get to the bottom of it.”įirst lady Melania Trump spoke before the president. “We have to unify we have to come together and send a very clear strong unmistakable message that acts or threats of political violence, of any kind, have no place in the United States of America,” Trump said. Andrew Cuomo also said a suspicious package was discovered at his Manhattan office Wednesday. The other packages were also found this week. New York City’s Time Warner Center, including the offices and studios of CNN, was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package was found. “As we speak the packages are being inspected by top explosive efforts and a major federal investigation is now underway.” She jumped the fence.“The safety of the American people is my highest and absolute priority,” Trump said during a pre-planned news conference in Washington, D.C. One woman was arrested three times for jumping the fence – or, alternatively, for “trying to see the President” as CNN absurdly put it.
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The lockdown comes after a series of security breaches by people jumping the White House fence have raised new questions about the agency’s ability to protect the White House grounds. USSS is investigating suspicious package security perimeter established & members of the public & media are being moved to safe a distance investigating suspicious package near grounds. The Secret Service confirmed they were investigating a “suspicious package” discovered near the White House and added that road closures were in effect. USA/ - RTR1OQRD A bomb disposal expert investigates a suspicious package found outside the gates of the White House in Washington A bomb disposal expert investigates a suspicious package found outside the gates of the White House in Washington April 17, 2007. Reporters in the West Wing waiting for the lockdown to end. Tours were suspended at the White House on Tuesday and the Secret Service established a 'security perimeter after a man with a suspicious package approached a Secret Service officer near the. Reporters and journalists took to Twitter shortly before 10:30 a.m., saying the White House was placed on lockdown, the lawns were cleared and they were locked inside.īREAKING: White House evacuating the North lawn /l0iyAcP8gD Suspicious package investigation continues suspect in custody! /O25gr5B72f The suspicious package was the third found at the White House on Thursday, adding to the skittishness of a day that seemed to whipsaw the president and his staff between one crisis after another. The package was discovered near the North Lawn and the man was later detained by the Secret Service. The unknown man allegedly approached a uniform officer at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Ave at around 10:15 a.m, yelled that he had a bomb and threw something over the White House fence. Washington: A suspect was in custody and a suspicious package cleared on Friday after an area of the White House was closed to the public, authorities said. The White House was locked down for about 45 minutes early Tuesday morning following reports of a suspicious package near the grounds.
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