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.
President Trump is pictured at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, just one day before soldiers were hospitalized
Authorities say someone opened a ‘suspicious package’ that was reportedly containing white powder and political propaganda at the base. Air Force One is pictured at Joint Base Andrews in 2009
A building on the base (pictured) had to evacuated in the aftermath
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.
‘What a miserable f**king time to be alive. It is truly f**king miserable when you f**king trusted a fraud like Donald Trump.’
Trent Schneider is charged with threatening to execute President Donald Trump in an unhinged Instagram video
Police allege Schneider posted the same video online as many as 18 times between October 16 and 21.
The criminal complaint seen by the Daily Mail states Schneider posted a threatening photo on 20 separate occasions featuring a cartoon image of Trump.
The picture included text which read ‘Donald Trump SHOULD BE EXECUTED’ and was tagged at the geolocation of Trump Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
Federal agents then arrived at Schneider’s home on October 22, and claimed he ‘became irate and started yelling for the officers to get off his property’.
An hour later, the agents left his home, and Schneider allegedly filmed them as they left the driveway, sharing the video later online.
On Monday, with the help of a SWAT team, Schneider was arrested without incident.
Trump spoke to senators during a breakfast at the White House on Wednesday
Republican senators and members of the cabinet gathered in the State Dining Room of the White House on November 5, 2025 for a breakfast with President Trump
Tensions have been heightened across the country amid the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown, which Trump admitted contributed to Tuesday night’s election losses for Republicans.
‘I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor – negative for the Republicans,’ the president told GOP senators at a breakfast on Wednesday, after Democrats proved victorious throughout the country.
Progressive Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayor’s race with 50.4 percent of the vote – compared to runner up and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 41.6 percent. Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of America’s largest city.
Further south, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won her Virginia race against Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger will be the first woman to serve as governor of Virginia.
‘Last night it was, you know, not expected to be a victory,’ Trump admitted on Wednesday morning. ‘I don’t think it was good for Republicans – I’m not sure it was good for anybody.’
‘But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot,’ he added.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
