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LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
Tue May 22, 2018, 08:33 PM May 2018

Yes, a sinkhole has opened up on the White House lawn

Source: USA Today

A sinkhole at the White House has given "drain the swamp" a whole new meaning.

This week, part of the ground caved in on the White House's North Lawn, close to the briefing room and right outside a deputy press secretary's office. Journalists have noted that the sinkhole has grown larger by the day.

The National Park Service, which oversees the White House grounds, said it is monitoring the situation and plans to bring in experts to determine a remedy.

"Sinkholes, like this one, are common occurrences in the Washington area following heavy rain like the DC metro area has experienced in the last week," NPS spokeswoman Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles said in an email. "We do not believe it poses any risk to the White House or is representative of a larger problem."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/05/22/sinkhole-appears-white-houses-north-lawn-after-days-rain/634404002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories



Could the devil be getting impatient to get his hands on Trump?
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Yes, a sinkhole has opened up on the White House lawn (Original Post) LongTomH May 2018 OP
There seem to be a sinkhole in the brain of the person occupying the house on that lot. n/t NNadir May 2018 #1
I kept looking for the Onion but this is real and what a WhiteTara May 2018 #2
The ghosts of the slaves that built the White House are coming to get wasupaloopa May 2018 #3
It's the new SWAMP due to the amount of corruption in this admin. BigmanPigman May 2018 #4
it appears as if the earth has decided to take matters in it's own hands... Javaman May 2018 #5
So? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #6
A portal to hell catchnrelease May 2018 #7
There's also a sinkhole in the lawn at Mar-a-Lago! Judi Lynn May 2018 #8
The metaphors just write themselves. sandensea May 2018 #10
This was great news, Judi. saidsimplesimon May 2018 #12
People, be nice jmowreader May 2018 #9
Those sinkholes can be handy CountAllVotes May 2018 #11
Sunken Places Marcuse May 2018 #13
This is probably Scarsdale May 2018 #14

WhiteTara

(29,715 posts)
2. I kept looking for the Onion but this is real and what a
Tue May 22, 2018, 08:43 PM
May 2018

metaphor for what is happening. Falwell might say God is opening the ground to show the sinner hell and right outside the press secretaries office windows! Delicious!

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
5. it appears as if the earth has decided to take matters in it's own hands...
Tue May 22, 2018, 09:10 PM
May 2018

it's draining the swamp...starting at the white house. lol

Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts)
8. There's also a sinkhole in the lawn at Mar-a-Lago!
Tue May 22, 2018, 09:20 PM
May 2018

By EMILY TILLETT CBS NEWS May 22, 2017, 2:18 PM
Sinkhole opens up in front of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

President Trump has been promising to "drain the swamp" in Washington since his campaign, but it now appears that he has a draining issue of his own at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Palm Beach officials tweeted an advisory from the town's Twitter account, saying that a 4'x4' large sinkhole has formed directly in front of Mar-a-Lago.

Officials say that the sinkhole appears to be in the vicinity of a newly installed water main line, and that utility crews have since secured the area and will be conducting "exploratory excavations."

The Palm Beach Daily News posted a photo of construction crews blocking off a main road outside the estate with the large sinkhole leaving a hole in the street.

More:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sinkhole-opens-up-in-front-of-trumps-mar-a-lago-estate/

. . . . .

Aerial footage of sinkhole at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
A sinkhole has opened outside President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Florida.

City officials in Palm Beach tweeted that the hole had formed "directly in front of Mar-a-Lago" and was close to a newly installed water main.

Sinkhole opens at Trump's Florida retreat

23 May 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-40013480/aerial-footage-of-sinkhole-at-trump-s-mar-a-lago-resort

Interesting this happened one year ago. It could be the devil is getting impatient, as he was already warned last year.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
12. This was great news, Judi.
Tue May 22, 2018, 11:17 PM
May 2018

I started laughing with the report of the sink hole at the White House and then burst into a cackling roar with your news item.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
9. People, be nice
Tue May 22, 2018, 09:22 PM
May 2018

We can't throw Our Great President into the Gate to Hell that's just opened up on the White House lawn. That wouldn't be proper.

Let's throw in Alex Jones instead. If De Debbil is still hungry after that, THEN you can throw Trump in.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
14. This is probably
Wed May 23, 2018, 09:16 AM
May 2018

where the hookers and porn stars get in to see tRump. That way, they do not have to sign in as visitors. Oh, Russians and Saudis too.

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