Man Arrested Outside WH, Says 'I Am Here to Assassinate President Trump'

Washington, D.C. police arrested a man carrying a knife outside the White House Saturday after he allegedly expressed a desire to kill President Donald Trump.

Roger Hedgpeth, 25, allegedly told a U.S. Secret Service officer on 15th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW that he wanted to assassinate the president and had a knife with him, according to the Associated Press.

The Washington Post reports that he said specifically, “I am here to assassinate President Donald Trump.”