A Sinkhole Opens On The White House Lawn

While it sounds like the lead-in to a late night talkshow joke, it really has happened — a sinkhole has opened up on one side of the White House lawn.

White House Lawn Sinkhole

The White House lawn.

A sinkhole appears on the White House lawn during President Donald Trump’s administration.

Stephen Herman, reporter for Voice of America, posted on Twitter that he had been watching a sinkhole appear on the White House lawn for the past week.

“This week I’ve been observing a sinkhole on the @WhiteHouse North Lawn, just outside the press briefing room, growing larger by the day.” he wrote.

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

The White House sinkhole.

Sinkholes have opened up across Washington, D.C., in recent years. A couple of sinkholes in Washington even forced residents to evacuate from their homes in March, and one swallowed up an entire school bus last year.

The sinkhole that appeared on the White House lawn, 2018.

This is the first time a sink hole has appeared on the White House lawn, however.

News and photos of the sinkhole set Twitter abuzz with jokes and comments.