A toddler breached White House security yesterday and sent it into lockdown

There was a brief moment of panic as the little tyke squeezed throught the fence - the Secret Service had a brilliant response.

The White House briefly went into lockdown yesterday after a toddler squeezed through the fence and ran out onto the front lawn.

He was soon cornered and returned to his presumably stressed parents.

A toddler got away from his parents and squeezed through the fence at the White House tonight - causing a brief lockdown on the lawn.

— Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) August 8, 2014

While the Secret Service were alerted, neither the parents nor the little runaway were questioned.

"We were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that he got a timeout and was sent on way with parents," said Secret Service Spokesman Edwin Donovan.

Secret Service spokes. on the toddler who squeezed through White House fence: "We were going to wait until he learned to talk to talk w/him"

— West Wing Report (Edited by Paul Brandus) (@WestWingReport) August 8, 2014

Those Secret Service lads are gas craic, we've always said it.