PENNSYLVANIA AVE —  The man who jumped the White House fence and entered the building this month “just really, really needed to take a piss,” a Democratic congressman said on Tuesday.

Representative Sam Farr (D-MA) told the Georgetown Heckler that he received reliable testimony that suspect Omar Gonzalez, 47, had difficulty finding a bathroom in the surrounding area and figured that the White House could offer relief.

“His bladder was swollen and brimming with piss. Desperate times call for desperate measure,” Farr told reporters.

Gonzales was dismayed by extensive media coverage that his bathroom visit received.

“The only bathroom around was in McDonald’s, which I couldn’t use unless I bought something, which I didn’t do out of principle,” said Gonzales from his holding cell. “The White House was my only other option, so I hopped the fence figuring it’d be fine since I’m a tax payer. I didn’t think anybody would care if I drained the vein real quick and snuck out, but obviously that was not the case.”

Federal authorities have charged Gonzales with unlawfully entering a restricted building or grounds while carrying a deadly or dangerous weapon.

“Sometimes, when I put off my need to piss for so long that it becomes impossible to ignore, it’s easier to cut my belt off than to unfasten it. So yes, I had a huge serrated bowie knife, but it was for bathroom use only, it was never a threat.”

At press time, Gonzales had broken out of his holding cell, leaving behind a urine-soaked note reading “Gotta shit, be back in 20.”