Last week, children were invited to a White House party to celebrate Halloween, eat candy and help build Donald Trump's border wall.
In a report by Yahoo News, a mural had been erected in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, featuring the words 'Build the Wall.'
Children were then encouraged to build the said wall with their own personalised bricks, bearing their names. An anonymous source told Yahoo that people were "horrified. We were horrified."
EXCLUSIVE: At a White House Halloween party, children were encouraged to help “Build the Wall” with their own perso… https://t.co/hL4eXSshe6— Yahoo News (@Yahoo News) 1572708672
Although the Eisenhower Executive Office isn't in the White House, it does stand across the street from the White House and is home to many West Wing staffers, including vice president, Mike Pence, families of executive-branch employees and VIP guests.
That being said, it is reported that many of those who attended the party were not members of the Trump administration and were not happy to see the wall mocked up as a party piece for children.
Photos have suggested that Pence was at the event but a spokesperson has said that he did not go beyond his own office, which is on the second floor, whereas the party was on the first floor.
Reaction online to the photos released by Yahoo has been that of shock and horror.
@YahooNews @yashar @janawinter @hunterw @CEDickson Horrifying— Very Legal and Very Cool Elayne (@Very Legal and Very Cool Elayne) 1572715985
Cool. At most Obama era WH events like this, guests were encourage to write holiday cards to be sent to service pe… https://t.co/6vWj7698sh— Ronald Klain (@Ronald Klain) 1572712256
This is sickening. https://t.co/8Z1ga5zNlR— Martina Navratilova (@Martina Navratilova) 1572761696
Conservatives got mad because Michelle Obama taught kids how to eat healthy food but have no problem with the curre… https://t.co/bAJcjoaC1b— Adam Best (@Adam Best) 1572731333
"When I grow up, I want to keep foreigners out of my country with a big wall, even though mommy's and daddy's grand… https://t.co/deCbQC65at— James Martin, SJ (@James Martin, SJ) 1572734489
Incidentally, Trump's real-life wall isn't quite going according to plan, as reports have indicated that smugglers at the border have managed to easily cut through the barrier using saws.
HT Yahoo News