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Last Updated:September 02, 2025, 18:59 IST
A dark bag thrown from a White House window on Labor Day sparked security concerns and wild speculation online.
White House bag incident sparks security concerns and online speculation.
A dark bag was filmed being thrown from a second-floor window of the White House on Labor Day, a startling breach of protocol that ignited both security concerns and a storm of speculation on social media. The footage, widely shared on X (formerly Twitter), shows the bag dropping into a restricted zone before hitting the ground. Neither the White House nor the Secret Service offered an explanation, leaving the unusual incident shrouded in mystery and fueling a wave of theories ranging from the banal to the bizarre.
What’s In The Bag? Theories Multiply Online
Some social media users suggested the bag contained construction debris linked to ongoing renovations, citing routine contractor practices. Others revived conspiratorial tropes, joking that “classified documents" or even “Epstein files" were being disposed of. More bizarre takes included speculation about Melania Trump fleeing the residence or renovations in the Lincoln Bedroom.
One user wrote on X, “Flags at half staff, people tossing loaded garbage bags out of windows, what’s happening at the White House?" while another posted, “Does anyone know what was in the large black bags thrown from the window of the bathroom connected to the Lincoln Bedroom, White House 2nd story? Did anyone see what happened to the bags after they were chucked from the window?"
Silence From Officials
The lack of clarity from Washington allowed the incident to take on a life of its own. With no official account, the image of a bag flying out of the nation’s most secure residence has become instant fodder for memes, jokes and conjecture.
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First Published:September 02, 2025, 18:59 IST
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