I visited the White House last night and...?

Question

What's up with the little tent across from it?

The guard said they've been there for 20 years?

Answer 1

Which tent?  The white one on the grounds that processes visitors during the winter or a smaller one in Lafayette Square?  If it is the latter, it's a homeless protester. He has been there for years. They even let him stay during the 9/11 security clampdown.  I forget what he is protesting. It's a valid cause, but I forget.  I'm thinking maybe vets rights?

Answer 2

The woman who lives in the tent is named Concepcion Picciotto and she's a Spanish born American woman. The man is William Thomas and they are having an anti-nuclear peace vigil. They've been camping outside the white house since 1981. They have had a lot of military actions to protest and want the US to get rid of it's nuclear arms.