I don’t mean to bomb your thread, but there are lights on at the White House. It’s 12:44 pm now.
https://www.earthtv.com/en/webcam/washington-white-house
Outside is dark. That’s what’s being referred to. As far as my digging can tell me the White House has gone dark before.
As this article states, NORMALLY the White House exterior is lit at night. So boom and stuff.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-goes-dark-as-george-floyd-protests-rage-outside
-SB