Hannah and I are at CPAC… and we’re sitting in the media section.
It’s been all kinds of interesting. We’ve met some FANTASTIC people (Conservatives, obviously) … we’ve also heard a-holes snicker and make stupid little comments under their breath the entire time.
BUT
I just heard one dude go “Car just slammed the white house!”
WHUUUUHH???
This was not fake news.
BREAKING: An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House at 17th & E.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: The female driver of the vehicle was immediately apprehended by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: Traffic patterns near 17th and E are affected
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
UPDATE: No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident involving a vehicle hitting a barrier near the White House.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018
Huh. The media got it right. (For once.)