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Tremendously Underwhelming Sinkhole Opens In Front Of Mar-A-Lago

Not so fantastic.
Steven Hoffer
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Everyone knows it’s good to have someone keep an eye on your home when you leave town on a business trip or vacation.

With that in mind, someone should probably call President Donald Trump to let him know that a small sinkhole opened up directly in front of his Mar-a-Lago residence during his travels in the Middle East.

The town of Palm Beach, Florida, shared the following alert from its website:

Palm Beach

Local CBS affiliate WPEC reported that the small sinkhole caused traffic delays in the area.

The network also shared a photo from the scene:

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

4-by-4 feet is pretty small to merit much internet sinkhole hysteria, but that didn’t stop folks on Twitter for chiming in on a situation ripe for comedy. People would really like to know if there is any connection to the glowing orb Trump touched in Saudi Arabia.

Here are a few favorite tweets:

@crampell wait wat pic.twitter.com/Mjw78vGRSW

— darth:™ (@darth) May 22, 2017

It's not a sinkhole, it's the hellmouth they were opening with The Orb https://t.co/p9SINYISp5

— teller of bad jokes (@Aerocles) May 22, 2017

@townpalmbeach @Fahrenthold But it is a beautiful sinkhole. The best sink hole in history. A model sinkhole for all future sinkholes.

— John Maguire (@JohnMag99047565) May 22, 2017

@townpalmbeach That's not a sinkhole. It's a hellmouth.

— Dina dV (@ViscResponse) May 22, 2017

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

my mom: is flynn gonna hide in the mar a lago sink hole?

— dwight schrute (@punkasspizza) May 22, 2017

Sinkhole opens outside Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach https://t.co/oYDt5H24o3
Secret Service questions God, who denies any involvement

— Carl Hiaasen (@Carl_Hiaasen) May 22, 2017

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