Stunning Video Catches White House Attack - Secret Service Thwarts Attack On Biden, Harris

Ladies and gentlemen, this is Carmine Sabia for Explain America, and we have harrowing

footage of an actual attack on the White House this morning. Folks, before we get started, please remember to like, comment, share, and subscribe

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So we got footage this morning of an attack that took place on Monday night, where a U-Haul

truck smashed the barricades of the White House. The suspect has been charged with an attempt to kill or harm the president, the vice president

or members of their families. We don't have much information right now on the subject or the attack, but let's take

a look at this video from CNN that actually shows the attack taking place, and then we'll

have some more information right afterwards. But here's where we begin. This developing overnight, maybe even after you went to sleep, a U-Haul truck ramming

into security barriers near the White House. Police say the driver was threatening to kill, kidnap, or harm the president, vice

president, or their family. Video shows police inspecting a Nazi flag with a swastika, a roll of duct tape, a notebook

and a black backpack that the suspect apparently had with him. Eyewitnesses say the driver crashed into the barriers, reversed, then tried to smash through

them again. The Secret Service evacuated a nearby hotel as bomb technicians searched the truck to

make sure there were no explosives. We are told nobody inside was hurt

So let's begin with our senior justice correspondent, Evan Perez, live at the scene. Terrifying

Evan, what do you know this morning? Yeah, good morning, Poppy. This is the scene where this all went down

We're at Lafayette Park, just a few hundred meters from the White House, and according

to the police, the driver of this truck came onto the sidewalk here

You can see the tire marks here down on the sidewalk, rammed into the bollards right there

the barriers that are protecting the park from access to the park and to the White House

rammed it a couple of times before they were arrested and charged

Now, they're facing multiple charges right now. This person has not been identified, but they're facing charges of assault with a dangerous

weapon, threatening to kill or kidnap a president, destruction of federal property, trespassing

a number of charges. We're expecting to learn more about the suspect later today

One of the things that happened immediately afterwards, of course, is the concern that

there could be explosives inside that U-Haul truck. According to the FBI, which did a search of it, no explosives were found, but for a time

the Secret Service evacuated the Hay Adams Hotel, which is across the street

Now, right over there, you see Black Lives Matter Plaza. This is, of course, a scene of a lot of protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd

Looking at what you see in one of the videos there, according to the police who are doing

a search of the U-Haul, what you see there is someone holding what appears to be a flag

with a swastika on it. There's a backpack. Those are things that apparently were found inside that U-Haul

So the concern now is to figure out what brought that person here to Washington and

of course, to the scene here. Poppy? My goodness, it is so striking, Evan, to see that laid out on the ground, swastika and

those threats to the president. Thank you very much for the reporting

What we know right now is that the attack took place Monday night around 10 p.m

We know that there was a Nazi flag supposedly found in the truck, and we know that the suspect

is in custody, that no one was harmed in the incident, including Secret Service agents

or apparently the driver of the U-Haul themselves. That's all we know at this particular time

As we learn more about this situation, we will bring it to you here at Explain America

So stick with us throughout the day, throughout the coming days, as we find out more about

what's happening here. Again, I'm Carmine Sabia. This is Explain America. Please make sure you like, comment, share, and subscribe

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