Construction on the US White House began in 1792. It has been almost continuously occupied by US presidents since 1800, barring a few years after the British set it on fire in 1814.
But that doesn’t mean that the present-day building is free of hazards—there are mice, cockroaches, and ants. And as of this past weekend, a sinkhole has been growing on the north lawn, Voice of America reporter Steve Herman observed, just near the press briefing room.
This week I’ve been observing a sinkhole on the @WhiteHouse North Lawn, just outside the press briefing room, growing larger by the day. pic.twitter.com/BsFUtxFqpB
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 22, 2018
“It was noticeably bigger between Sunday and Monday,” Herman said. “It’s more than a foot long right now,” he said. A second sinkhole has opened up right next to it, he said.
Update: According to Herman, the sinkhole appears to have been covered up by White House staff.
Update: The @WhiteHouse sinkhole is now a cover-up. pic.twitter.com/X031j3SL0u
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 22, 2018
Often described as a “swamp” of corruption, parts of the city of Washington, DC, are also literally built on a swamp. The city’s geological issues also include “forebulge collapse,” a post-Ice Age condition that means the city could sink as much as six inches this century.
Sinkholes have opened up across the city in recent years. They forced two residents to abandon their homes in March, and swallowed up a school bus last year. This is the first report of one on the White House lawn.
Last year, a giant hole opened in the earth in front of Donald Trump’s Florida resort, but that was due to a new water main, not a geological condition.
https://qz.com/1284955/donald-trumps-white-house-has-a-growing-sinkhole-on-the-north-lawn/
“It’s growing”
Not fast enough.
“….According to Herman, the sinkhole appears to have been covered up by White House staff…..”
That’s because it’s not a sink hole; it’s what happens when you bury a body without a casket. But it would be kind of symbolic to see the White House get eaten this year.
It would be fitting for these ba’al worshipping pedo leaches to be swallowed by the earth….
HA! That ain’t no sinkhole, silly. THAT, is a portal directly to hell so they can get their itinerary directly from their boss.
Ha! Great comments.
And now they’ve covered up the sinkhole. It should fit right in with all the other cover-ups.
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how utterly symbolic and timely this is.