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Secret Service Arrests Man Near White House After Allegedly Saying He Wanted To Kill Trump

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Tanos, M. (2026, November 7). Secret Service Arrests Man Near White House After Allegedly Saying He Wanted To Kill Trump. The Daily Caller. https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/07/secret-service-arrest-illegal-alien-white-house-trump-threat-guanipa-chrinos

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The Daily Caller · collected 2026-11-08 · by Mark Tanos

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On Thursday night, Secret Service agents arrested Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a Venezuelan immigrant, near the White House after finding him armed and threatening to kill President Trump. Officers discovered an AR-15 rifle, a MAC-10 machine pistol, a Glock 43x handgun, and numerous rounds of ammunition in his stolen truck. The article highlights the alleged threat made against Trump and emphasizes that Guanipa Chrinos was previously released by the Biden administration despite being arrested at the border.
Written by AI on 2026-11-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On November 6, 2026, U.S. Secret Service agents arrested Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, a Venezuelan illegal immigrant, near the White House in Washington D.C., after he allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump. The arrest occurred when officers spotted him acting suspiciously in his car on Constitution Avenue and found multiple firearms inside a stolen vehicle. Chrinos reportedly told authorities that voices in his head had instructed him to travel to Washington D.C. and murder the president. He faces numerous charges including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, carrying pistols and rifles without licenses, and possession of unregistered firearms and ammunition.

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Secret Service Arrests Armed Migrant Near White House
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32%
8 of 25 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Mark Tanos
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Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this criminal illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone.
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Topics

D.C. Superior Court DHS Fox News ICE Secret Service

Subjects

Secret Service ORG · 5× DHS ORG · 3× Fox News ORG · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× Biden PERSON · 2× D.C. Superior Court ORG · 2× Guanipa Chrinos PERSON · 2× ICE ORG · 2× Markwayne Mullin PERSON · 2× Sean Curran PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Additional counts cover carrying a rifle outside a home or business, possession of certain dangerous weapons, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft and receiving stolen property, DHS stated.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this criminal illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone.

Claims (25 extracted, 8 hedged)

Secret Service officers arrested an armed Venezuelan illegal immigrant near the White House Thursday night after he allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump. uncertain
he → arrest → Trump
Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos allegedly told officers that voices in his head had directed him to come to Washington and kill Trump, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). uncertain
voices → tell → Security
The complaint affidavit filed with his criminal complaint in D.C. Superior Court makes no mention of those remarks, ABC News reported. asserted
News → file → remarks
A Secret Service officer on patrol spotted a blue Ford F-150 parked on Constitution Avenue shortly before midnight, according to the affidavit. uncertain
F-150 → spot → affidavit
The pickup had been reported stolen. asserted
pickup → report → ?
(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Drops New Batch Of Illegal Immigrants Accused Of Voter Fraud Ahead Of Midterms) asserted
ICE → drop → Midterms
The officer knocked on the window and asked about weapons. asserted
officer → knock → weapons
Guanipa Chrinos allegedly nodded and shaped his hand into a gun, the affidavit stated. uncertain
affidavit → nod → gun
He climbed out of the truck and spoke to investigators through Google Translate. asserted
He → climb → Translate
Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this criminal illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone. uncertain
he → arrest → anyone
On top of threatening President Trump, he is an illegal alien from Venezuela who was RELEASED into our country by the Biden administration. asserted
who → threaten → administration
He had NO business being in our country in the first place. asserted
He → have → place
This is just one example of the incredible work done by the men and women of the Secret Service every single day as they put their lives on the line to protect our nation’s leaders. asserted
they → do → leaders
It’s an honor to work alongside Director Sean Curran and all of the patriots at the U.S. Secret Service. asserted
It → ’ → Service
— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) November 6, 2026 “I have the gun because they tried to kill me with it, and I had to take it away from them; it’s in the brown bag,” according to the affidavit. uncertain
it → have → affidavit
A search of the pickup produced an AR-15 rifle, a MAC-10 machine pistol, a Glock 43x handgun and dozens of rounds of ammunition, ABC reported. asserted
ABC → produce → ammunition
He faces three counts each of unlawful transportation of a firearm, possessing an unregistered firearm and possessing unregistered ammunition, Fox News reported. asserted
News → face → ammunition
Additional counts cover carrying a rifle outside a home or business, possession of certain dangerous weapons, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft and receiving stolen property, DHS stated. asserted
DHS → cover → property
Guanipa Chrinos remains held without bond following an initial appearance Friday in D.C. Superior Court, ABC reported. asserted
ABC → hold → Court
The U.S. Marshals Service holds him under an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer, according to Fox News. uncertain
Service → hold → News
He entered the United States through Texas in March 2024 and was arrested by Border Patrol before being released, DHS stated. asserted
DHS → enter → Patrol
That release happened under the Biden administration, Fox News reported. asserted
News → happen → administration
“Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone,” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. uncertain
Mullin → arrest → statement
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said armed individuals continue approaching the White House complex amid a heightened threat environment, CNN reported. asserted
CNN → say → environment
Trump survived a July 2024 shooting at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally that killed one attendee, CBS reported. asserted
CBS → survive → attendee
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