President Donald Trump is safe — he is en-route to Phoenix, AZ.
However, on Tuesday, afternoon the White House was placed on complete lockdown after a suspicious package was discovered.
TH reports:
The White House was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon as law enforcement officials investigate a suspicious package found on the outside of the north fence line, according to the U.S. Secret Service.
A spokesman for the Secret Service said pedestrians and others were cleared from the area along Pennsylvania Avenue shortly after 1:15 p.m.. The spokesman declined to comment further.
The incident comes a few minutes after police found a suspicions package at 1:10 p.m. on the Rotunda steps of the U.S. Capitol.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol Police said no hazards were found, but a man was arrested and charged with unlawful entry; the steps are off-limits to the public.
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