THE White House was shut down and evacuated after a “suspicious white powder” turned out to be cocaine.
A hazardous materials team, firefighters and paramedics raced to the US President’s home.
And Secret Service agents sealed off surrounding roads in Washington DC.
A fire official was heard reporting: “We have a yellow bar saying cocaine hydrochloride.”
Sunday’s discovery of the powder came two days after President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was last seen in the building.
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It was found in a reference library, reports said.
Hunter, 53, is known to have struggled with crack cocaine addiction.
He was at the White House on Friday before heading to the President’s Camp David retreat in Maryland to celebrate yesterday’s Independence Day with his father.
A Secret Service spokesman said yesterday: “US Secret Service uniform officers located an unknown item on the White House complex.
“As a precaution, the White House grounds were evacuated, and the DC Fire Departments Hazmat team responded.”
The powder was sent for more tests.