US Secret Service orders reporters inside White House after suspect crashes car near North Lawn with Trump on premises

Which US president are YOU? Take Daily Mail's quiz and find out Published: 10:21 EST, 9 November 2026 | Updated: 11:20 EST, 9 November 2026 An individual crashed their car into a park just north of the White House on Monday morning, sending the executive mansion into a temporary lockdown. Around 10.00am ET, the Secret Service told most reporters at the White House to head indoors and remain there. Shortly after, video taken by reporter Martin Austermuhle of The Washington Sun showed that an individual had crashed their car into a sign in Lafayette Square Park, which is directly north of the White House. The clip shows the driver leaving the smoking car to clash with federal officials.The suspect can be seen throwing punches at a crowd of US Secret Service agents and National Guard soldiers, who can be seen checking on the driver after the crash. It is unclear whether the crash was intentional or not, though the driver's immediate instinct to begin swinging at law enforcement who rushed to their vehicle indicates the suspect holds the law in low regard. President Donald Trump is currently at the White House, though he has not been seen publicly all day. The Daily Mail contacted the US Secret Service for comment. An individual crashed their car into a park just north of the White House on Monday morning, sending the executive mansion into a temporary lockdown A Secret Service agent orders reporters to go inside the White House during the temporary lockdown A vehicle that drove into the north-facing pillars near Lafayette Square stands with a trunk open outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, November 9, 2026Around 10.30am ET, Secret Service agents allowed the White House press out of the West Wing, allowing them to roam back to their TV tents outside. The incident is the latest in a string of security incidents near the White House this year. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service arrested an illegal alien from Venezuela who had multiple guns and made threats to kill the president.Authorities confronted the suspect after witnessing suspicious behavior and found that he had stolen the vehicle and that it was full of weapons, including a rifle and dozens of rounds of ammunition. Trump was at the White House at the time. In May, Nasire Best, 21, opened fire outside of the White House, exchanging fire with the Secret Service. Best was reportedly shot and killed after he was seen pacing up and down 17th St Northwest moments before he pulled out a revolver. He approached the Secret Service booth and pulled out a weapon from his bag before unleashing a hail of bullets.The White House was immediately placed on lockdown as President Donald Trump was inside, although he was unharmed.After the chaos, Trump took to Truth Social, stating that Best 'had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished structure.'