The video images released depicted the moment of the swift arrest of a driver who drove his car onto the sidewalk around Lafayette Park near the White House on Monday, November 9. The U.S. Secret Service said the car crashed into security barriers on the sidewalk before 10 a.m., and the driver, who was involved with officers, was immediately arrested.
At the same time as this incident, another person also crossed the security barriers on the northwest side of Lafayette Park, and he was also quickly arrested. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, was present at his residence during these events, and the White House was temporarily placed under quarantine and the surrounding roads were blocked. These events took place an hour before Qatar's foreign minister was scheduled to speak with Trump about the war with Iran. The Secret Service announced that the investigation of these two incidents and the possible connection between them continues.