The U.S. Secret Service arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly tried to scale a fence near the White House while President Donald Trump was inside the residence, as reported [1] by Breitbart.
Photos shared online showed the man, wearing a blazer and blue-tinted sunglasses, being escorted away in handcuffs by law enforcement.
A spokesperson for the Secret Service confirmed the incident in a statement. “An individual scaled the fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building and was arrested by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers for unlawful entry,” the statement read.
“He was subsequently transported to Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District for processing. There was no impact to our protective operations.”
JUST IN: Somebody scaled the White House complex fence today and was CAUGHT by the Secret Service. pic.twitter.com/KGuMl4IORb [2]
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 29, 2025 [3]
The Daily Mail reported that the incident happened as a group of protesters demonstrated in Washington, D.C., against the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Authorities have not confirmed whether the man intended to target President Trump or Netanyahu.
This is not the first time security around the White House has been tested. In 2023, during the Biden administration, 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula crashed a U-Haul truck into a White House security barrier.
A Nazi flag was found in the vehicle, and Kandula later told investigators he intended to kill then-President Joe Biden.
In 2014, under the Obama administration, Iraq war veteran Omar J. Gonzalez, armed with a pocket knife, scaled the fence and entered the executive mansion before being subdued.
The Guardian reported that Gonzalez “overpowered an officer at the front door and was not stopped until he reached a separate room toward the back of the White House.” The breach prompted major reforms in White House security procedures.
“After running past a stairway leading to the first family’s living quarters, Gonzalez, a former army sniper, sprinted the 80-foot length of the East Room and was finally apprehended at the doorway to the Green Room – another formal room overlooking the South Lawn,” the Guardian reported.
Security concerns have remained a recurring issue for the Secret Service over the years. President Trump, currently in office, has already survived two assassination attempts, underscoring the continued challenges facing protective operations.
The man arrested on Monday has not yet been publicly identified, and investigators have not released details on his motive. The Secret Service confirmed that there was no disruption to operations at the White House and that protective measures remained in place throughout the incident.