Such intrusions have happened before. In April 2023, a toddler squeezed through the metal fencing, also on the North Lawn.

A young child slipped through the fencing outside the White House on Wednesday before being spotted by Secret Service ...

The Secret Service announced Wednesday that a small child had slipped through the White House gate. According to The Hill, ...

A young child managed to slip through the fencing outside the White House and was intercepted by armed U.S. Secret Service ...

A child was scooped up by Secret Service agents on Wednesday after it was seen slipping through the White House fence and ...

A child slipped through fencing at the White House and was intercepted by Secret Service, according to a Secret Service ...

WASHINGTON — A child slipped through fencing outside the White House on Wednesday and was intercepted by Secret Service officers. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the young ...