Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff whisked out of event by Secret Service over bomb threat
Students were also evacuated and the school was closed for the day
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was whisked out of an event by Secret Service at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., because of a security issue on Tuesday.
District of Columbia Public Schools spokesman Enrique Gutierrez said that the issue was a bomb threat.
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is whisked out of an event at a high school by a Secret Service agent following an apparent security concern, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 in Washington, D.C. On the far right is Nadine Smith, Dunbar High School principal. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Attending an event about the school's Black history program in partnership with the National Park Service, Emhoff was removed from the school's history museum by a Secret Service agent at 2:18 p.m., just five minutes after he arrived. Nadine Smith, the school's principal, followed shortly thereafter.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attend a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Smith Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Teachers and students also later evacuated, and the incident is reportedly being handled by Secret Service. Smith said that students were dismissed for the day since it will take hours for Secret Service to sweep the building.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, "I don't have any updates on this," when asked about the incident at the daily White House press briefing.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington was the first public high school for Black students and counts among its alumni Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has represented the District of Columbia in Congress since 1991.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.