US Capitol Evacuated Over 'Aircraft Threat' - Turns Out to be Parachuting Demo at Nationals Park

U.S. Capitol Police alert just now: “The USCP is tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol Complex.”

Immediate evacuations ordered pic.twitter.com/I4oxv06jrG

— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) April 20, 2022

NEWS: I’m told there’s a “small plane that is not responding to communication” that has triggered the Capitol evacuation.

— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) April 20, 2022

The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police said they were tracking an aircraft “that poses a probable threat,” but the plane turned out to be a military aircraft with people parachuting out of it for a demonstration.https://t.co/PpCAvnRR5Q

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2022

HERE THEY COME @Nationals FANS!! pic.twitter.com/F64drmj1Zx

— Olivia Garvey (@Olivia7News) April 20, 2022

The US Capitol Police now says there’s no threat to the Capitol.

This plane was part of the military appreciation night at Nationals Park but the Department of Defense did not inform Capitol officials this was happening, per my sources.

— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) April 20, 2022

More from Pelosi:

“The unnecessary panic caused by this apparent negligence was particularly harmful for Members, staff and institutional workers still grappling with the trauma of the attack on their workplace on January 6th.”

— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) April 21, 2022

In statement, Speaker PELOSI says FAA failed to warn Capitol police of flyover:

-Mistake was “outrageous and inexcusable” and “frightening”

-“Particularly harmful” for everyone who lived through Jan. 6

-Says Congress will review to see who at FAA will be held accountable

— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) April 21, 2022