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White House on lockdown: Man ‘sets himself on fire’ - Secret Service scrambled
www.express.co.uk ^ | PUBLISHED: 20:21, Fri, Apr 12, 2019 | UPDATED: 20:25, Fri, Apr 12, 2019 | by Joey Millar

Posted on 04/12/2019 12:32:28 PM PDT by Red Badger

THE WHITE House is in lockdown after a man attempted to set himself on fire, a New York Times reporter has claimed.

Photos taken at the scene show security personnel tackling a person on the ground. Police and amublance crews are in attendance.

Nicholas Kristof, a columnist with the New York Times, said: “Someone apparently set himself on fire in front of the White House just now. I was coming out of the West Wing, and the Sevret Service isn’t letting anyone out onto Pennsylvania Ave. They say there are also suspicious packages.

“The whole area in front of the White House is now secured. Nobody coming in, and we aren’t allowed out.”

The Secret Service said on Twitter: “ALERT: Secret Service personnel are responding to a police/medical incident on Pennsylvania Ave. along the @WhiteHouse North Fence Line.”

This is a breaking story, more to follow...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: braking; fire; flames; flamingliberal; kristoff; localnews; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorktimes; nicholaskristof; nicholaskristoff; scooter; suspiciouspackages; tds; theleft; violence; yourefired
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To: Navy Patriot

So Sie versteht Deutsch?


81 posted on 04/12/2019 1:05:46 PM PDT by raybbr (The left is a poison on society. There is no antidote. Running its course will be painful. You)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

May not have been a protest at all, maybe a smoker accidentally set his jacket on fire... some synthetic fabrics will catch on fire as easily as tissue paper.


82 posted on 04/12/2019 1:05:49 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Red Badger

Pelosi? AOC? That muzzy bitch? Hoping for the best.


83 posted on 04/12/2019 1:08:26 PM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: Red Badger
"I hope he’s dead. One less D vote."

That's no guarantee...............

LMAO!!!

84 posted on 04/12/2019 1:08:43 PM PDT by Kenny
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To: Red Badger
"Build a man a fire and you have warmed him for an hour.
Set a man on fire and you have warmed him for the rest of his life............."

I wondered how long it would take for this quote to appear.

It's indicative of a subtle shift of something, that I haven't seen any posts of prayers, rising, like smoke, to the heavens...

Trends, yes, trends.

85 posted on 04/12/2019 1:09:06 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I’d be happy to chip in for the gasoline and lighter fund!


86 posted on 04/12/2019 1:09:17 PM PDT by TheDon (MAGA!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Love the smell of burning Left Wing kooks in the morning.


87 posted on 04/12/2019 1:10:09 PM PDT by wetgundog (CNN is FAKE NEWS ...Just added NBC.)
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To: Red Badger

Just shoot him, then you can put out the fire.


88 posted on 04/12/2019 1:11:08 PM PDT by Innovative
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To: Be Free

Nice. Thanks for the laughs.


89 posted on 04/12/2019 1:11:19 PM PDT by TheDon (MAGA!)
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To: Red Badger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9S5EZgIJck


90 posted on 04/12/2019 1:11:46 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: Red Badger

The media should give “the torch” lots of coverage. This could start a new trend for TDSers. I’m hopeful!


91 posted on 04/12/2019 1:12:16 PM PDT by upsdriver (WWG1WGA)
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To: Red Badger

FreeRepublic, come for the news, stay for the laughs.


92 posted on 04/12/2019 1:12:26 PM PDT by TheDon (MAGA!)
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To: Red Badger

Geez, I hope Jim Acosta is OK...


93 posted on 04/12/2019 1:12:29 PM PDT by an amused spectator (Mitt Romney, Chuck Schumer's p*ssboy)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Not a true leftist—they would use a solar collector to start the fire!


94 posted on 04/12/2019 1:12:48 PM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: Red Badger
Nicholas Kristof, a columnist with the New York Times, said: “Someone apparently set himself on fire in front of the White House just now. I was coming out of the West Wing...

Forget the diversion- who in the West Wing was leaking to the NY Times' Nicholas Kristoff?

95 posted on 04/12/2019 1:12:54 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: Red Badger

They should have stood back, and let him burn. Burn baby burn. Film it, and give it to Fox to show on their broadcast to show what lunatics are voting democrat.


96 posted on 04/12/2019 1:14:09 PM PDT by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: Red Badger

This is what happens when everyone tries to add HBO at the last minute.


97 posted on 04/12/2019 1:14:10 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: smvoice

can’t believe it took 64 posts for someone to refer to him as a “flaming liberal” or close

this place is SLACKING


98 posted on 04/12/2019 1:14:17 PM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
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To: piasa

could be...its like we are like vultures as soon as something like this happens to make funny comments...the comments my be ok, once the situation is known...but before we know its like the Dummy site here.


99 posted on 04/12/2019 1:14:35 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie ( BEST ELECTION EVER....MAGA)
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To: Responsibility2nd

It does appear to be the final stage of TDS.


100 posted on 04/12/2019 1:15:13 PM PDT by TheDon (MAGA!)
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