The Secret Service shut down the front lawn of the White House, including to the news media, after a tourist threw something over the 13-foot fence.

Press were moved inside to the White House briefing room as they were waiting outside for an informal press conference with Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

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The lockdown, called around 11:30 a.m., was lifted about 30 minutes later.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the press that security levels were “back to green” after the incident.

A similar incident happened in 2020, when Secret Service evacuated President Donald Trump during a press conference and then shot a man who claimed he had a weapon.

Christian Datoc contributed to this report.