A boy sneaks into the gardens of the White House

On Tuesday, the child managed to cross the fence surrounding the White House and crawl into the gardens of the presidential complex, Secret Service Communications Chief Anthony Gugliemli reported to Efe. According to that spokesperson, A “curious” visitor could “briefly” enter the villa’s gardenswhere the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, was staying at that time.

Immediately, several Secret Service agents, who are in charge of security at the White House, went to pick up the little boy and they took him to his parents, who were waiting on Pennsylvania Avenue, the street right in front of the campus. Access to the White House was restricted during the short period it took agents to reunite the boy with his parents.

Although the Secret Service has not confirmed this, This may be the first time anyone has entered the grounds of the White House since the fence was erected., which now measures about four meters. The Secret Service decided to increase the height of the fence after several people managed to enter the compound without permission.

One of the most famous cases was that of Omar González, a former soldier who in September 2014 jumped the fence and managed to cross several rooms of the presidential residence armed with a knife. Just a few minutes before that, the then US President Barack Obama left the place.

The White House building is one of the most protected in the world: There are snipers on the roof, and to enter as a journalist or visitor, you need to have a special accreditation and go through security controls similar to those at airports.