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In reply to the discussion: Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition [View all]FakeNoose
(42,914 posts)10. Map of the White House grounds (aerial view)

This shows that the White House is on the top (north) of the map, looking south to the UFC stage. The attendees were all around the stage, but I can't understand why the Ellipse is torn up? This doesn't make sense. It's a huge area and it's not fenced in to keep out the gate-crashers. I don't think UFC attendees were allowed in the Ellipse. Something else is going on here.
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Gasps as Trump's birthday bash leaves White House grounds in 'terrible' condition [View all]
BumRushDaShow
18 hrs ago
OP
Spectators for what? What did they have there? There was never anything on the news except the jumping bikes?
Srkdqltr
17 hrs ago
#6
My first thought too and that is probably why the photographer took that shot
BumRushDaShow
14 hrs ago
#56
Same thing with his fascist birthday parade last year where they had to fix the road
Galraedia
16 hrs ago
#37
The area in front of the stage was for limited attendance The Ellipse is where several thousand others watched it from.
onenote
17 hrs ago
#13
The ellipse was the location of the "watch party". The original plans were for 10 jumbotrons and several smaller screens
onenote
16 hrs ago
#21
He'll be moving in the old refrigerators and the abandoned trucks on cinder blocks soon.
Scrivener7
16 hrs ago
#23
The whole thing was ugly inappropriate trash and guess what, we are paying for the cleanup...
wcmagumba
16 hrs ago
#29
Watch that $1 million go to $10 million and then be given to a Trump donor in a no bid contract.
Galraedia
16 hrs ago
#36