President Obama Selma Trip Delayed After Truck Fire And Bomb Investigation Near White House

Posted by | March 7, 2015 13:29 | Filed under: Contributors Tommy Christopher Top Stories

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On Saturday morning, what should have been a routine departure aboard Marine One for President Obama and his family turned dramatic when a “loud noise” caused the Secret Service to scrub the departure, and lock all of the reporters in the White House briefing room. The drama played out in a series of pool reports from Hearst’s David McCumber, and on Twitter:

10:15 am – As pool and other press gathered outside near the South Lawn for the departure of President Obama and he First Family on the way to Selma, Ala., for a historic 50th anniversary march, a loud noise was heard. Secret Service then moved press back into the briefing room and locked the doors. Will advise as situation develops.

10:24 am – Secret Service just unlocked the door to the press room. When pooler asked if the security situation was over, he said, “it’s not over but the door’s unlocked.” Secret Service still standing by outside their vehicles near North Portico. Others still patrolling grounds. No further information available; pool wrangler not in briefing room.

10:33 am – Now briefing room door has been locked again. Pool still holding sans information.

Meanwhile, reports of a food truck fire began making the rounds on social media:

McCumber’s pool reports continued:

10:47 am – Lockdown continues, although it doesn’t appear as though there’s a high level of consternation among Secret Service walking outside. Just now Twitter photos are appearing of a fire at a nearby souvenir stand. Pooler is unable to confirm this is cause of lockdown but seems likely.

Video of the fire, taken by Helen Hou-Sandí, appeared on Youtube in short order…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

3 responses to President Obama Selma Trip Delayed After Truck Fire And Bomb Investigation Near White House

  1. Snick1946 March 7th, 2015 at 13:44

    This is a non-event on most other web sites. I had to search for it on Yahoo- maybe other sources are slow to pick it up, but I think maybe this is not going to be that big a deal.

    • nola878 March 7th, 2015 at 14:18

      Think you’re right. Hope you’re right.

  2. Obewon March 7th, 2015 at 13:44

    FNC’s Hannity is being waterboarded after a “loud noise” caused the Secret Service to scrub the departure, and lock all of the reporters in the White House briefing room.

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