Multiple people at a military base right outside of Washington DC were rushed to the hospital after someone opened a ‘suspicious package’ that was said to be containing white powder and political propaganda.
The mysterious envelope was opened Thursday night in a building at Joint Base Andrews that houses the Air National Guard Readiness Center, which had to be evacuated as several people were transported to the on-base Malcolm Grove Medical Center in the aftermath, CNN reports.
‘Joint Base Andrews first responders were dispatched to the scene, determined there were no immediate threats and have turned the scene over to [the] Office of Special Investigations,’ officials said.
‘An investigation is currently ongoing.’
As part of the investigation, authorities are said to be looking into political propaganda that was sent along with the mysterious substance as the room where the envelope was opened remains closed.
It remains unclear what may have caused the soldiers to fall ill, as one source told CNN that an initial field test conducted by a HAZMAT team did not detect anything dangerous.
It is also unclear whether anyone or any specific department was targeted at the base, from where the president, vice president and members of Congress take off for official trips.
But it comes just days after an Illinois man was charged with threatening to execute President Donald Trump – who had been at the base on Wednesday.
Multiple people were hospitalized at Joint Base Andrews Thursday night. Air Force One is pictured at Joint Base Andrews in 2009
Trent Schneider, 57, was taken into custody at his home in Winthrop Harbor on Monday by a local SWAT team, to be handed over to federal authorities.
He has since been charged with ‘making a threat in interstate commerce to injure a person’ in respect of the president.
In an Instagram video seen by Daily Mail, Schneider appears to threaten to execute Trump in a mass shooting event.
‘I’m going to get some guns. I know where I can get a lot of f***ing guns and I am going to take care of business myself,’ he allegedly said.
‘I’m tired of all you f***ing frauds. People need to f***ing die and people are going to die. F*** all of you, especially you Trump. You should be executed.’
The caption of the video read: ‘THIS IS NOT A THREAT!!! AFTER LOSING EVERYTHING and My House Auction date is 11.04.2025 @realDonaldTrump SHOULD BE EXECUTED!!! SHE IS A #FRAUD and a #COWARD!!! SHE CARES NOTHING ABOUT YOU or ME!!!’
Schneider also claimed in the video that Trump was an actor and had several body doubles who often stood in his place at events.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.