Last night, various X users posted videos of barriers being placed outside the White House and U.S. Treasury.
The initial move made social media speculate why the barriers were set up.
However, D.C. Journalist Andrew Leyden has the answer.
On a post on X, Leyden noted that the barriers were raised in preparation for the “Iran protest by the ANSWER coalition.”
Leyden wrote, in response to a user on X, that the barriers were being set up for the “Iran protest by ANSWER coalition, but the organizers cancelled the protest late last night. Fence guys didn’t get the memo. Guess it will come down soon unless they booked it through the Fourth of July.”
Watch:
🚨#BREAKING: Tonight in Washington, D.C., construction crews are actively erecting and putting up Large anti-scale barricades around the White House and the Treasury.
Any guesses what’s coming 👀 pic.twitter.com/XLVHQhBZbi
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 28, 2025
The ANSWER Coalition protest was initially scheduled for the 28th of June to protest the Iran War, but President Trump ended the war so early that they had to cancel the event!
Here was the original announcement for