Why aren't there any lights on at the white house? It's the middle of the day and pretty dark from snowing. The top right window is supposedly a kitchen? I'm sure there's people there that have to eat. Is this normal?
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Newsweek article said it was in response to George Floyd riots, and also said that it’s only for the death of a sitting President. Travelocity (maybe not political, but at the same time not meant for news) comment said it was in response to a protest in 2018. I suggest rereading these sources.
Are we reading the same Newsweek article? I guess we read into words what our minds want to see. From the newsweek article: "The White House has said there was nothing unusual about the building's lights going out on Sunday evening as the 11 p.m. curfew imposed on residents in Washington, D.C. fell amid protests over the death of George Floyd."
"As the 11 p.m. curfew arrived, the exterior lights outside the north side of the White House were turned off, with The Guardian reporting that "in normal times, they are only ever turned off when a president dies.""
"The White House, however, has insisted that there was "nothing new" about the lights-out incident.
"This is nothing new," White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley told Newsweek on Monday. "The White House lights go out at about 11 p.m. almost every night," he said."
Do you want to talk about Guardian saying that it only happens following a president’s death?
Of course I saw that; I pasted that also. So the Guardian said 'only happens following a president's death', but the White House said it's standard practice. This was the white house under Trump, not Biden, so why would the White House spokesperson lie?
And I also re-read the 'Travelocity' woman's post. She said the area outside the WH is a mess, due to daily, ongoing protests. She wasn't talking about any particular protest, just the fact that there's always 'some' protest and thus, the place is a mess. But then she said, it finally calms down in the evening and is beautiful when the lights go out at 11pm.