Two young boys were photographed squeezing through the railings surrounding the White House Sunday afternoon while President Joe Biden was inside.
One unidentified child in an orange shirt looked jubilant as he hopped in and out of the property shortly after 11am.
A slightly older child in a white shirt and rainbow sleeve stepped halfway inside at around 1.20pm, as onlookers extended their arms into White House property to get a closer shot of the presidential residence.
The fence was 8 ft tall, including a 2 ft stone base, until renovations began in July 2019 to raise it to 13 ft, according to the National Park Service.
Construction was expected to end this year, but the current status of the project, which has been completed in phases, is unclear.
A young child smiles as he climbs through the White House fence Sunday morning
President Joe Biden was inside the presidential residence as the child hurried back out
Shortly after 1 pm, another child climbed through the fence circling the 18-acre property
Construction on new, taller fencing around the White House began in 2019
The new barrier will use 3,500 feet of steel fencing to encircle the 18-acre property.
The width between the black railings is unknown, though they're clearly wide enough to accommodate intrepid intruders given they're small enough.
The National Capital Planning Commission approved preliminary development plans for a new fence in December 2016
Omar Gonzalez was arrested by the Secret Service after he jumped the White House fence and somehow made it all the way to the Executive Mansion with a knife in September 2014
The improvements were inspired by an attack on September 2014 , when 42-year-old Army veteran Omar J. Gonzalez of Copperas Cove, Texas jumped the black iron fence and walked through the North Portico door, which faces Pennsylvania Avenue.
He was wielding a
