Introductory session by President Barack Obama during the Napoleons 2018 at Maison de la Radio on December 2, 2017 in Paris, France. “Les Napoleons” is a professional network of more than 3000 industry and communications players.
After a white powder was sent to Donald Trump, Jr.’s wife yesterday Feb. 12, Barack Obama’s D.C. office has reportedly been sent a similar substance.
The Secret Service is investigating after reports surfaced of powder being delivered to space Obama has leased since leaving the White House, according to D.C.’s Fox 5. D.C. Fire and EMS Battalion Chief Edward Smith told the station an envelope, which had no return address, arrived at the office from Hong Kong at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13.
No reports of evacuations or injuries came through. Meanwhile, local police and fire crews, the Secret Service and the FBI responded.
It isn’t clear if Obama, who resides in the nearby Kalorama neighborhood, was in the office when the package arrived.
The report follows Vanessa Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, was take to a New York hospital as a precaution when she opened an envelope that reportedly contained cornstarch.
#BREAKING: DC Fire and EMS says they are clearing the scene of what appears to be baby powder sent to the offices of former President Obama this morning. pic.twitter.com/AUzG2SrboP
— Tom Fitzgerald (@FitzFox5DC) February 13, 2018
