This is a visit to the White House his parents won't soon forget!
On Tuesday, a little boy crawled between the gaps in the fence on the north side of the White House. His parents watched from the other side of the gate on Pennsylvania Avenue, unable to follow after their son.
The chief of communications for the Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, explained the situation to the media. News of the incident spread quickly on social media, with some joking that it was time to baby-proof the White House gates … and, in fact, this isn’t the first time that a little kid has managed to squeeze between the gaps in the fence. In 2014, the same thing happened when former President Barack Obama was in office. In that incident, the toddler’s daring act led to a delay in Obama’s planned address to the nation.
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