Key takeaways:
- A car crashed into a parked Secret Service SUV that was shielding President Joe Biden’s motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware.
- No injuries were reported and President Biden was able to leave the scene safely.
- The Secret Service is currently investigating the incident.
On Sunday evening, a car crashed into a parked Secret Service SUV that was shielding President Joe Biden’s motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware. The incident took place shortly after 8 p.m. ET as Mr. Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters, walking toward his vehicle.
First Lady Jill Biden wished those gathered a “happy holidays” as she left the campaign office and got into a vehicle just before the crash. Secret Service spokesperson Special Agent Steve Kopek said in a statement that “there was no protective interest associated with this event and the president’s motorcade departed without incident.”
A reporter asked Biden, who was walking from the headquarters to his vehicle, why he wasn’t faring better in polls. The Bidens had just emerged into the rain from the re-election campaign headquarters in downtown Wilmington, where they had a dinner meeting with staff and volunteers.
Secret Service personnel surrounded the vehicle and instructed the driver to come out with his hands up. Agents quickly surrounded the sedan with guns drawn and aimed at its driver, who had his hands up. It is unclear why the car crashed into the SUV, but no injuries were reported.
The motorcade continued on after the incident, and President Biden was able to leave the scene safely. The Secret Service is currently investigating the incident.
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