Second gentleman Doug Emhoff evacuated from school in Washington, D.C. after bomb threat

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff was expelled from a Washington, D.C. high school by the Secret Service on Tuesday, citing a security threat.

“We have to go,” a Secret Service agent said as he briefly interrupted a Black History Month event at Dunbar High School that Emhoff attended.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said they did not have an update on the threat as of the start of the daily briefing.

Students and staff were also asked to leave the school, according to reporters at the scene.

Moments before the @SecondGentleman was taken out of the room by the Secret Service due to a bomb threat here at Dunbar High School. A spokesperson for DC Public Schools just confirmed to us that it was a bomb threat, and the school has now been evacuated. pic.twitter.com/KLr3wgnymO

—Austin Landis (@_AustinLandis) February 8, 2022

A DC Public Schools spokesperson told reporters afterward that there had been a bomb threat at the school, which prompted Emhoff’s sudden evacuation.