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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 at around 1pm Thursday 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. Trent Schneider, 57, was taken into custody at his home on Monday by a local SWAT team, to be handed over to federal authorities. 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.' Schneider also claimed in the video that Trump was an actor and had several body doubles who often stood in his place at events. The incident on Thursday also came just one month after a federal office building in New York City had to be evacuated after employees found another envelope containing white powder. The building houses the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office as well as the Department of Homeland Security, though it is unclear if the suspicious envelope was directed at either office, CBS News reports. Tensions across the country have only increased since then, however, 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. The president had also reprimanded his fellow Republicans for not touting his agenda enough during the 2025 campaign season to win more elections on Tuesday night. And he warned the results could begin a slippery slope of plunging the United States into communist rule if more progressives are voted into office. 'These people are crazy,' Trump said during a business forum in Florida on Wednesday. 'And Mamdani – whatever the hell his name is in New York – he thinks it's wonderful to have men playing in women's sports.' 'Now let's see how a communist does in New York – we're going to see how that works out. And we'll help them… we want New York to be successful. We'll help them – a little bit, maybe,' he added before warning that Mamdani will plunge the U.S. into a communist state. Still, he assured business leaders that 'as long as I'm in the White House the United States is not going communist in any way shape or form.' 'We're going to stop it – stop this nonsense,' he insisted. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
