This was reported by CNN with reference to an email sent to White House staff.

“Due to ongoing demonstrations, please do not come to the White House complex today if possible ... An increased security regime is currently being maintained on the territory of the White House,” the letter says.

Earlier it became known that the United States police arrested about 1,700 people in 22 cities during the protests that began after the death of a black resident of Minneapolis George Floyd during his detention.