Obama family spokespersons Eric Schultz and Katie Hill tell CNN they are not commenting on reports that a suspicious package addressed to the former president was intercepted by the US Secret Service.
Neither would discuss the former first family’s current location and are directing reporters to the US Secret Service.
CNN confirmed separately that the Obama family is in Washington, DC and that Mr. Obama had no public events planned for the day but was keeping to his normal schedule.
Outside the Obama home in Washington, where there is a permanent security barricade, CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux reports seeing an increase in the number of DC Metropolitan Police Officers on the scene, who are making sure the media and onlookers stay behind the barricade.
US Secret Service officers also conducted a security check on all reporters and their equipment.
