Mar-A-Lago, Trump’s private club at Palm Beach, Florida, was nicknamed White House 2.0 due to Trump’s numerous weekend trips there at great expense to taxpayers. It was in the dining room there, within earshot of the club’s patrons, where Trump and staff held a national security meeting which leaked to the press, right around the same time they let a civilian take a photo with the nuclear football.
So that’s terrifying. And you know what else is terrifying? Sinkholes. And now a sinkhole has opened in front of Mar-A-Lago, reports CBS. Here’s a look at the 4’x4′ sinkhole in Southern Boulevard:
BREAKING: Sinkhole near Mar-a-Lago is causing traffic delays as crews work the scene. https://t.co/9DdtT0qver pic.twitter.com/dKnCo2Rcjk
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) May 22, 2017
So it’s not exactly huge (yuge?) but the appearance of the sinkhole at this storied location has whipped Twitter up into a lather.
Twitter users inevitably put forward theories about why this sinkhole really exists. Some were certain it was a sign from God:
"Give us a sign, God."
[sinkhole appears in front of Mar-A-Lago]
"Hm, can't be sure that's anything."https://t.co/oTrfQkYBxR— Samantha Bee (@realsambee) May 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChloeAngyal/status/866679675871002624
Others went a step further and deemed it a hellmouth, with some people warning that this is what happens when you play with orbs.
My working theory: It’s a hellmouth, not a sinkhole.
— Jeff LaMarche (@jeff_lamarche) May 22, 2017
Hell stirs, impatient. https://t.co/c47bKTCel6
— Schooley (@Rschooley) May 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/866701746374025216
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/866695353445298177
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/866688899229392896
https://twitter.com/theshamingofjay/status/866718736950210563
Or maybe it was because Trump visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
https://twitter.com/JustSchmeltzer/status/866727967841542145
There was definitely a hint of irony in the air:
https://twitter.com/PeterWStevenson/status/866670529071259655
https://twitter.com/glennwsmith/status/866720222534922245
I thought the "dying elephant kills game hunter" was the karma story of the day. But then a sinkhole opened next to the Mar-a-Lago Club.
— Shannon Donnelly (@pbdnsociety) May 22, 2017
Plenty of people imagined what Trump might say about the sinkhole:
But it is a beautiful sinkhole. The best sink hole in history. A model sinkhole for all future sinkholes.
— John Maguire🌊🌊🌊🌊 (@JohnMaguire777) May 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/zachskymyers/status/866720916075577345
And the sinkhole found at least one fan:
https://twitter.com/chuckyoutwo/status/866671091649048576
While one guy was quick to point out this isn’t technically a metaphor:
Hate to be pedantic, but the Mar-a-lago sinkhole isn't *technically* a metaphor, because metaphors aren't *that* obvious.
— Dennis DiClaudio (@dennisdiclaudio) May 22, 2017
But at least it offered Sean Spicer a new place to hide…
https://twitter.com/darth/status/866678774263197696