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Trump forgets the name of the Washington Monument (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 hrs ago OP
One can hope he forgets he's president and thinks he's a janitor dalton99a 10 hrs ago #1
It was never designed to be a pool. Historic NY 10 hrs ago #2
;-{)..... Goonch 10 hrs ago #3
Spirochetes, I have heard, are in the mix... displacedvermoter 10 hrs ago #4
His addled brain doesn't compute anything not named after him underpants 9 hrs ago #5
Maybe he missed his afternoon nap. Emile 9 hrs ago #6
trump is not well LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #7
No no no...you don't get it.... PCIntern 5 hrs ago #8

Historic NY

(40,167 posts)
2. It was never designed to be a pool.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:44 AM
10 hrs ago

Extensive work was done during the Obama Administration to stabilize it and allow for the filtering of the muddy water from the tidal basin. Its a shallow reflecting pool. Which means the dark bottom allowed the reflections of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in the still water.

PCIntern

(28,697 posts)
8. No no no...you don't get it....
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 02:45 PM
5 hrs ago

Washington was a relatively inconsequential President compared to Hair Furor. There is no comparison.

just in case some lurking RW a$$hole thinks he’s clever. Or she’s clever.

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