2001 Presidential Inauguration
On the January 20 inauguration event of 2001, Weaver was able to meet George W. Bush and hand him a coin after he had been sworn in as President. Weaver had a standing-room-only ticket that would only allow him access to the event. Despite having been shown tapes of a similar meeting between Weaver and former president Bill Clinton, the Secret Service were not able to catch him.
Although Ari Fleischer insisted that the president was in no danger, The Capitol Police took the matter seriously as a breach of security.
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