[Photos] Saigon’s Streets During and After Obama Visit

As he scooted around District 1 last week, tens of thousands of Vietnamese poured into the streets to show catch a glimpse of US President Barack Obama.

Zing recently gave some Saigon thoroughfares the before-and-after treatment, showing why Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary, Eric Schultz, went out of his way to post on Twitter:

Hundreds of thousands line the streets to welcome @potus - in 5 yrs working at WH, I've never seen this before https://t.co/9FBvHEogsG

— Eric Schultz (@Schultz44) May 24, 2016

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