I get how politically it would be an interesting piece of ammunition to let the hordes take the white house, but that is foul to me. The idea that the seat of government, already once conquered and burned by the greatest empire around in 1812, gets taken by scrabbly faggots because those sworn to defend it are commanded to yield by their superiors is a bummer.
Seeing a looted, burning white house would certainly tell the world that there's no hope of booging out and building a newer, better government. I've been telling people to avoid the collapse for years, americans are not the old clay of the revolution. They get the gov they deserve, and I just don't see enough people with moral conviction to build a system of politics and organization that isn't a total nightmare.
It may help trump but I bet it would create a visceral distaste in many older folks voting for him. It's one thing for a cop station, but for the symbol of power world wide? Insane. Then again, having the 240's slinging 400,000 rounds of 7.62 at teeming hordes of potheads and looters would be a tough watch.....if you're in the crowd. For everyone else it would be the greatest meme ever. Maybe trump has some mech suits in there too.