• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    I understand this is a national embarassment, but it’s not the first time this kind of stupid shit has happened at the white house. The Proto-Trump of his time, Andrew Jackson did many similar things :

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Andrew_Jackson

    The White House was opened to all for a post-inaugural reception and was filled by the public even before Jackson arrived on horseback.[3] Soon afterward, Jackson left by a window[3][6] or a side entrance,[7] and proceeded to Gadsby’s, later called the National Hotel. The crowd continued to descend into a drunken mob, only dispersed when bowls of liquor and punch were placed on the front lawn of the White House.[6] “I never saw such a mixture,” said Joseph Story, then a justice of the Supreme Court: “The reign of King Mob seemed triumphant.”[3] The White House was left a mess, including several thousand dollars’ worth of broken china.