The White House Press Room was evacuated this afternoon.
YahooNews: RT ReutersPolitics: BREAKING: White House press room being evacuated
— Sterling M Holmes (@STERLINGMHOLMES) June 9, 2015
The press room was interrupted today and evacuated.
Capitol Hill was also evacuated today.
A Secret Service dog was brought in to sniff around the room.
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This has not happened in years according to FOX News.
White House Press Room evacuated! pic.twitter.com/Dattb3LxKO
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) June 9, 2015
JUST IN: White House press briefing evacuated over security concern http://t.co/vbqxK0tOno pic.twitter.com/0LiIJ1PBME
— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2015
Reporters were escorted outside.
That's unusual – the White House briefing interrupted by the Secret Service, press asked to evacuate. pic.twitter.com/sGKwT3fsIH
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) June 9, 2015
Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino just told FOX News he has never seen the Secret Service evacuate a press briefing like this.
UPDATE: They just shuffled the reporters back into the room.
Obama was at the White House when the West Wing was evacuated.
IT WAS A BOMB THREAT!