Raccoons are terrorizing the White Home push corps

Call it a hazard of the task. Encounters among raccoons and reporters on the White House grounds are becoming a common incidence.

a raccoon walking on green grass

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CNN host Alisyn Camerota shared a movie of the network’s senior White Home correspondent Joe Johns yelling and throwing a little something at a raccoon on Wednesday morning “seconds in advance of” he turned close to and delivered an on-air report.

“Freakin’ raccoons, guy,” Johns mentioned. “Once more! It is the next time!”

This is what a consummate specialist @joejohnscnn is. Seconds prior to his @NewDay reside shot, he fends off a raccoon attack! Just a further day in the nutty information cycle. #behindthescenes #whitehouseraccoon #wildlife pic.twitter.com/p13w3QICiD

— Alisyn Camerota (@AlisynCamerota) October 7, 2020

Also on Wednesday early morning, an NBC White Household producer shared movie of Mystery Support agents attempting to “wrangle a raccoon.”

Good morning from the White Residence, where Solution Company is striving to wrangle a raccoon. pic.twitter.com/JKT60Q1NO5

— Elyse PG (@elysepg) Oct 7, 2020

Wednesday was not the 1st incident of raccoons terrorizing the White Dwelling press corps. Past 7 days, CBS Information White House correspondent Paula Reid noted that “a raccoon attacked a number of information crews on North Lawn,” acquiring “allegedly grabbed pant leg of a photographer & then a corespondent prior to becoming fended off.”

She shared a photograph of White Property raccoons at a prior day in a press tent. Later, Reid shared a picture of a raccoon trap put on the White Residence grounds.

Strong Pawnee vibes at White Household this morning as a raccoon attacked multiple news crews on North Garden. 🦝 allegedly grabbed pant leg of a photographer & then a corespondent prior to being fended off. (WH 🦝🦝 🦝 pictured listed here in more tranquil instances.) pic.twitter.com/o5VbTUHxBR

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) September 28, 2020

Far more: It is a trap. We located 1 of the traps established out for the 🦝 who attacked a number of journalists yesterday on the White Property north lawn. Feds utilizing marshmallows as bait…. #TuesdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/eV5j2kIhdc

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) September 29, 2020

“The curious creatures explored the environmentally friendly enclosures, chased off various journalists and photographers, and 1 even tried to chew its way into a backpack. Whilst their presence was deemed an inconvenience, they were not the first raccoons to roam the White Dwelling Grounds and most absolutely will not be the last,” a put up on the White Property Historical past web page claimed.

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The furry mammals are known for their “bandit mask” encounter markings and creating a nuisance by rummaging through trash cans. They accounted for about 30{7fdb079a49a3139eb70ba6db044f3bbe0279c46efbc8518eda811287ddf25be9} of human rabies infections from wild animals in the United States in 2018, in accordance to the Facilities for Illness Command and Prevention.

The most well known of White Property raccoons was the family pet of President Calvin Coolidge, named Rebecca.

A Coolidge supporter from Mississippi gave the family the raccoon as a pet in 1926 with the suggestion that they eat it for Thanksgiving meal. Instead, it grew to become a loved ones pet, even creating appearances at the White House Easter Egg Roll in 1927.

When the Coolidges still left the White House in 1929, they despatched Rebecca to reside at the Rock Creek Zoo.

a group of people posing for a photo: First Lady Grace Coolidge with the family pet raccoon Rebecca at the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll. (Library of Congress)

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First Girl Grace Coolidge with the family pet raccoon Rebecca at the 1927 White Residence Easter Egg Roll. (Library of Congress)