parlimentery t1_izj34yp wrote on December 9, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Reply to comment by internet-arbiter in TIL Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren argued with Congress over whether he could keep two pet tigers in the White House. by AverageCalifornian

Yeah, but congressional gridlock isn't his fault.

MLCarter1976 t1_izjn8rd wrote on December 9, 2022 at 4:27 PM

It was during the proliferation of the treaty of the elephant and rhinoceros paper act of the second term that kept bears and giraffes from walking the branches of government!