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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,885 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 08:22 PM 16 hrs ago

Trump Is Spending Millions To Paint Reflecting Pool Blue. It Will Likely Still Look Terrible

President Donald Trump’s plan to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool might be as effective as his promise to drain the swamp.

On Friday, The New York Times published a report that found the president’s renovation of the historic landmark ignores a “major underlying issue” that could make the whole project a costly waste of money: There’s no plan to fix its leaky pipes.

The crux of the issue seems to be that the body of water has been plagued with algae for years — with passersby describing it as “really sludgy,” “disgusting” and smelling of “wet dog” to CNN in 2012.

In April, Trump announced a plan to make the pool great again by scrubbing and grouting its granite and then covering it with an “American flag blue”-hued waterproof coating, reminiscent of an actual swimming pool.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-spending-millions-paint-reflecting-210843218.html

Dumbass doesn't know the difference between a swimming pool and a reflecting pool.

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Trump Is Spending Millions To Paint Reflecting Pool Blue. It Will Likely Still Look Terrible (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago OP
As my grandfather would have said - " this idiot doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground." NoMoreRepugs 16 hrs ago #1
I heard someone call it a cheap motel pool blue. nt ImNotGod 15 hrs ago #2
Good grief - talk about a slap-dash job - typical Trump GenThePerservering 15 hrs ago #3
All his intrepid team has to do is stop after the "scrubbing and grouting" part and it would resemble a service 0rganism 14 hrs ago #4

GenThePerservering

(3,826 posts)
3. Good grief - talk about a slap-dash job - typical Trump
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 09:20 PM
15 hrs ago

"...the company currently working on the pool is “stuffing pieces of solid foam into the gaps” and then adding the “American flag blue”-tinted sealant compound on top in an attempt to lock it in."

It won't work - it has already failed once.

0rganism

(25,727 posts)
4. All his intrepid team has to do is stop after the "scrubbing and grouting" part and it would resemble a service
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:48 PM
14 hrs ago

Just stop before applying the stupid blue paint, please. Just stop.

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