A woman was arrested late Saturday morning for attempting to scale a temporary fence set up outside the White House ahead of next month’s inauguration, according to the U.S. Secret Service.
The federal protective agency stated that the woman was “quickly taken into custody” and arrested for unlawful entry. She was then transported to the DC Metro Police Department’s 2nd District for processing.
The Secret Service reported that while President Biden was at the White House at the time, the woman did not manage to breach the fence, and the incident did not affect the president or any other protectees.
In March 2017, the Secret Service arrested a man who climbed a White House fence and remained on the grounds for 17 minutes before being apprehended, Fox News reported. Jonathan Tuan-Anh Tran, a California man, falsely claimed he had an appointment with then-President Donald Trump.
In September 2014, a knife-wielding man named Omar J. Gonzalez successfully scaled a fence and entered the East Room of the White House while former President Obama was in office, before being apprehended.
In his first sit-down interview since winning the presidential election, Trump told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he remains committed to pardoning individuals convicted for their involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
In addition, the president-elect also stated that members of the Democrat-dominated House committee that claimed to investigate the incident “should go to jail.”
“Honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump told NBC News’ Kristen Welker. “So you think Liz Cheney should go to jail?” Welker asked.
“For what they did,” Trump responded.