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Greg Evans
Jan 23, 2019
With the US government still in a state of shutdown, the Trump/Russia investigation unveiling more secrets by the day and kids who support the president being horrible, it really does feel like Washington DC is hell on Earth.
In recent weeks, rats have been spotted on the front lawn of the White House and now a literal sinkhole has opened up in the US capital and is presumably dragging everyone into the underworld.
The Hill reports that the sinkhole appeared on Tuesday afternoon in a road just one block away from the White House, forcing police to close 17th Street NW in both directions.
Traffic Alert *17th St NW btw C St and E St NW is CLOSED-Off in both directions; Large Sinkhole forming in the road… https://t.co/y8snWyEtrp— DC Police Traffic (@DC Police Traffic) 1548193219
The hole wasn't exactly the humungous crater that you would have expected but, judging by pictures, it was still big enough to take up an entire car lane.
Sinkhole just opened up on 17th street NW, one block away from the White House! https://t.co/JjSMA1gm1I— Sergio Gor (@Sergio Gor) 1548191773
This isn't the first time the Trump administration has dealt with a sinkhole (the president had one on his golf course too) and, just like the previous instances, there was a bottomless hole of jokes to be made.
After a giant sinkhole appears near the White House, the world holds its breath as one man attempts the Bird Box ch… https://t.co/3fpJTcHuky— Have I Got News For You (@Have I Got News For You) 1548252462
@thehill Unfortunately the Metaphor Department is furloughed.— Sir Ford Report KG (@Sir Ford Report KG) 1548195799
Once everyone realised that the hole had missed the most prestigious house in America, jokes turned to disappointment and everyone started to ask the same question.
@thehill To quote Maxwell Smart -"Missed it by THAT much!"— David_Swanson (@David_Swanson) 1548208177
Who was behind the sinkhole? Was it God?
God is a second-rate novelist. https://t.co/7F0ghZgf3M— David Simon (@David Simon) 1548196255
Maybe it was hell trying to get a certain someone to come back home.
As a second sinkhole opens up near the White House, Trump is desperately renegotiating with the netherworld for for… https://t.co/Fom5XDD0a6— Jeff Yang (@Jeff Yang) 1548216471
Is it a coincidence that so many sinkholes have opened up near Trump in the past two years? We think not.
Also...this #Sinkhole trend is just a bit odd... 5/22/17 at Mar-a-Lago 5/22/18 on White House lawn 1/22/19 a b… https://t.co/HGxeW9SxXN— Joe Briggs, Esq. (@Joe Briggs, Esq.) 1548246356
HT The Hill
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