MMR abroad- White House intruder made it much deeper into building than previously disclosed

Omar Gonzalez, who jumped the White House fence earlier this month and sprinted into the presidential mansion, made it all the way to the East Room — not far from the first family’s living quarters — before he was tackled by Secret Service agents, The Washington Post reported.

The intruder who scaled a White House fence and sprinted into the presidential mansion got much farther inside than previously disclosed, it was revealed Monday. Iraq War vet Omar Gonzalez, who was armed with a knife, dashed past a guard at the front door and ran all the way into the East Room halfway across the first floor of the building, The Washington Post reported. The 42-year-old finally was stopped when he was tackled by a “counterassault” agent at the doorway to the Green Room. In getting that far, Gonzalez passed the staircase that provides access to theFirst Family’s living quarters on the second floor of the presidential mansion. 

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