//‘Non-scaleable’ fence to be erected around White House before election

‘Non-scaleable’ fence to be erected around White House before election

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Federal authorities are expected to re-erect a “non-scaleable” fence around the White House on Monday, a day before a presidential election many fear may lead to mass protest, civil unrest and even armed insurrection.

Amid speculation that the election result will not be immediately known and signs Republicans will either declare victory early or mount legal challenges if Donald Trump appears to have lost, multiple news outlets reported the White House plan, citing anonymous sources.

“The White House on lockdown,” NBC News White House correspondent Geoff Bennett wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

“A federal law enforcement source tells NBC that beginning tomorrow, crews will build a ‘non-scaleable’ fence to secure the [White House] complex, Ellipse and