The Washington Post is genuinely an insane asylum.
This summer, the vice president and Second Lady added a very fancy, luxury chicken coop fit for the office to the VP mansion in DC.
That was the end of it for most people, but WaPo went into a frothy rage at the sight of those cute little chicks.
The Daily Wire's Luke Rosiak pointed out the "investigative journalism" that's happening with the "Democracy Dies in Darkness" folks:
This is an insane level of obsession that only the Post could pull off:
So who exactly will be raising the hens? And why are the Vances taking on this project? For eggs? For educational purposes? For feathered pets? A spokesman for Vance did not respond to multiple emails seeking comment.
The Washington Post turned to former and current backyard chicken keepers to gather insights on what may be going on at Number One Observatory Circle. We also talked to the guy who built the pricey coop. We even checked with a city official to discuss whether the Vances are following the proper protocols to raise hens in Washington.
They tried to get the VP mansion in trouble with DC zoning regulations because they're mad a company donated an expensive chicken coop π
They're crazy!
I tried to confirm the regulations with a few people at D.C. Health. No one returned my calls or responded to my emails. But one city official said D.C. regulations don't typically apply to federal property. He spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media.
But locals don't follow the rules, either, the official said. 'I know we have plenty of people in the city that are raising chickens on properties that don't meet [the] requirements,' he said.
People raise backyard chickens in DC all the time, no one cares, and it's federal property so no one in the city has any authority.
What a "scandal"!
Then WaPo called in a chicken expert:
(For real!)
The addition has led to speculation that there may be political motivations behind the flock's appearance. It's a theory that resonates with Danny Bowers, who keeps 19 chickens on a suburban property in Utah County, Utah. Bowers, who uses they/them pronouns, points out that some conservatives have embraced the values espoused by 'trad wife' influencers, many of whom raise chickens ...
Bowers, the Utah chicken keeper, thinks of their hens, especially a bearded white Silkie bantam named Karen, almost as emotional support animals. When Bowers is having a particularly bad day β they suffer chronic pain from several autoimmune disorders β they will cuddle up with Karen.
'You wouldn't think a chicken could be such a comfort,' Bowers said. 'But all I know is she's 6 years old, and she better live to be, like, 20.'
A they/them with emotional support chickens thinks the Vances' chickens are political animals.
The WASHINGTON POST is interviewing insane people about the politics of keeping chickens.
Beyond parody.
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