White House says Obama was ‘briefly relocated’ during White House lock down

Obama was ‘briefly relocated’ during lock down

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was “briefly relocated” after a single-engine airplane strayed into restricted air space near the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

The White House was locked down for a short period of time.

Press secretary Robert Gibbs says Obama was briefly relocated during the apparent security breach. He would not say where Obama was taken.

Shortly after the incident, Obama kept a scheduled afternoon appearance in the Diplomatic Reception Room to discuss affordable college education.