Trump was rushed to White House bunker due to breach of temporary barricades: report

President Trump was rushed to the White House's secure bunker on Friday evening after protesters began dismantling a temporary barricade outside of the building, despite his claims that he visited the bunker to "inspect" it.

A law enforcement official said that Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Baron were rushed to the bunker around 7:00 p.m. after the Secret Service upgraded the security situation from yellow to red.

The move was prompted by several individuals who passed fences that were erected near the border of the White House lawn and the Treasury Department, according to the Post.

Trump offered a very different description of the situation to Fox News host Brian Kilmeade during a radio interview earlier Wednesday, disputing media reports that he was moved because of a security situation.

“It was a false report,” Trump said. “I went down during the day and I was there for a tiny, little, short period of time and it was much more for inspection. These problems are during the night, not during the day.”

The president went on to insist that he was not told by Secret Service agents to head to the bunker due to a security incident.

“Nope, they didn’t tell me that at all,” Trump said. “They said it would be a good time to go down, take a look, because maybe some time you’re going to need it."

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