Why does the White House need a fence?
Why does the White House need a fence?
Easier to contain the traitorous bastard and his wife.
To keep the interns in,at least during the Clinton regime.
"The openness of the White House grounds began to change for good after an incident in the late 1890s. ... President Grover Cleveland’s daughter Ruth was with her nanny on the South Lawn when they were surprised by a group of people who had wandered in the open gates.
“A group of visiting women picked up Ruth and began to coddle her and kiss her and pass her around, and this really freaked out Mrs. Cleveland,” ... . The grounds were closed, and the fence became a tool to keep people out. “The whole nature of the house and grounds as a public space really closed in the 1890s.” - link
Apparently even greater security was implemented after Pearl Harbor. - link
Didn't always have one. In the 1930's a citizen was driving his convertible down Pennsylvania Avenue when a storm shower erupted. He pulled under the White House canopy to raise the roof. A [colored] White House usher came out and lent a hand. We live in awful times.
This president must be a hateful, xenophobic bigot.