Just two days after the Secret Service shot an armed man after he approached a checkpoint and refused to drop his gun, the White House went on lockdown again.
JUST IN: White House on lock-down for unspecified reason.
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) May 22, 2016
This time the culprit was a group of party balloons that drifted into a restricted area.
Secret Service: Party balloons drift and land on White House grounds prompting a lock-down.
— Stephany Holguin (@StephHolguin) May 22, 2016
White House was in lockdown– thanks to some PARTY BALLOONS that drifted over… a few landed… 🙂
— Michelle Kosinski (@MichLKosinski) May 22, 2016
UPDATE: #WhiteHouse given the All Clear sign by security. Apparently some party balloons landed on White House grounds.
— John Zuchelli (@tvzuke) May 22, 2016
JUST IN: All clear at White House after several 'party balloons' drift over White House grounds.
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) May 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/734444620776669184
Maybe Joe was throwing a party?
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