Child Slips Through White House Fence, Netizens Say He Wanted To Play With Elon Musk's Son X | Video

Last Updated:March 28, 2025, 10:23 IST

In the clip, an agent in uniform is seen carrying a child, crossing the lawn and handing over the kid to another agent who then takes him to his parents.

A young child briefly breached security at the White House. (Image Credit: X)

The White House had an unexpected visitor as a young boy slipped through the fence and was intercepted by the Secret Service officers. Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi addressed the incident in a statement on X (formerly Twitter).

The post read, “Just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers observed a child slip through the White House north fence."

The post added, “Officers quickly reunited the child with their parents without incident."

Video of the incident was widely shared on social media. In the clip, an agent in uniform is seen carrying a child, crossing the lawn and handing over the kid to another agent who then takes him to his parents.

Netizens were amused by the child’s antic with one writing, “He was testing their response time. A second user called him “Future president", while a third commented, “He probably wanted to play with little X."

This is not the first time a child paid an unexpected visit to the White House grounds. In 2023, a different toddler squeezed through the metal fencing which is 6 feet and 6 inches tall.

The fence will be replaced by an approximately 13-foot-tall fence with wider and stronger posts, as per the Park Service website.

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