Security Perimeter Around White House Expanded By Several Blocks
![A person stands next to a fence as demonstrators protest Thursday near the White House over the death of George Floyd. The security perimeter is being extended several blocks.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/06/05/ap_20156725194637_wide-cbae6925a2b2a67da9e968b40e5505f18fa9423a.jpg?s=600)
The blocks' worth of fencing is being put in place to protect the White House in the face of protests, the Secret Service says. D.C.'s mayor has criticized the increased federal security in the area.
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