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Andy Gregory
Jul 09, 2019

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As President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on Theresa May after it emerged that Britain’s US ambassador had called his administration “incompetent”, he had some fairly worrying leaks of his own to deal with.
Severe flash floods gripped Washington DC on Monday, leaving drivers stranded and underground stations inoperable.
I’m advising commuters not to use the street elevator at Pentagon Metro this morning. #wmata https://t.co/z8bNwAPcPG— Nick Scalera (@Nick Scalera) 1562591258
DC got some rain.. https://t.co/GmhYIearTW— Claude Taylor (@Claude Taylor) 1562602320
The White House began to began to leak in several places, notably in the press office basement.
While there's absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Trump had his staff divert the flood water specifically into the press's laps, it would barely come as a surprise at this point.
It’s official: The White House basement is flooding. https://t.co/f1DR6awE89— Eamon Javers (@Eamon Javers) 1562594044
While thankfully nobody has yet been reported injured, the torrential rain was as biblical in its symbolism as in its extent.
@EamonJavers God-tier metaphor— Liz Cougar Warrencamp (@Liz Cougar Warrencamp) 1562597602
@EamonJavers Next come the locusts.— DAVEPOOL (@DAVEPOOL) 1562609410
@EamonJavers It’s just the White House crying. 🙁— Kelley Lin (@Kelley Lin) 1562603544
Some took it as proof that a key pledge during Trump's 2016 election campaign wasn't quite going to plan.
@ABC Guess he really hasn’t been draining the swamp in Washington DC.— Kate Smith (@Kate Smith) 1562597183
The jokes came thick and fast.
@EamonJavers Tell Trump that you’ve found the source of the leaks.— Obamaste🙏 (@Obamaste🙏) 1562597069
@EamonJavers Alexander Acosta’s Office? #AcostaResign https://t.co/IOBC3fYnVW— BevMarie (@BevMarie) 1562618222
@EamonJavers https://t.co/6Utu4WePKx— Sharon 🦋 (@Sharon 🦋) 1562598917
@betsy_klein People don't realize that oftentimes it's Trump himself that's behind the leaks.— Erik the Rural Juror (@Erik the Rural Juror) 1562594220
This CNBC Washington Correspondent, who reported the leak on Twitter, couldn't resist joining in either.
Update: swamp draining in progress. WH leaks appear contained. Press pool dry. https://t.co/crYTdjelG5— Eamon Javers (@Eamon Javers) 1562595809
Given that Trump was busy decrying the Green New Deal and boasting of his record on the environment, as the US capital's streets were submerged in water, others didn't find the White House leak quite so funny.
The severity of today’s flash flood “has climatologically <1% chance of occurring in a given year.” Floods that we… https://t.co/ANDlIHXufY— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1562614526
DC is flooded. It was 90 degrees in Alaska last week. Sea ice has shrunk to record lows in Antarctica. June was the… https://t.co/Wj4djYLsx7— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1562611893
Trump just said the Green New Deal will "kill millions of jobs, crush the dreams of the poorest americans, and disp… https://t.co/DxjpLoWKZ9— Emily Atkin (@Emily Atkin) 1562615494
In case there's any doubt as to his administration's environmental record, here's a story about how his staff have spent months burying any mention of climate change from press releases.
This spectacular sculpture seems to aptly sum it up.
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