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riversedge

(82,153 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:32 AM 5 hrs ago

Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown

Source: daily beast

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The president made unhinged claims that his disastrous $14 million pool renovation was targeted by vandals.

Sarah Ewall-Wice Jun. 22 2026 9:59AM EDT

President Donald Trump spent Monday morning freaking out about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after his renovations turned into a debacle with algae and peeling paint ahead of July 4 celebrations.

The president took to Truth Social to post unhinged threats and accusations after the massive pool on the National Mall has become a mess following his repeated bragging about how good he was at fixing pools...............

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-80-unravels-over-botched-vanity-project-in-morning-meltdown/?utm_source=bsky_owned_snd&utm_medium=bsky&utm_campaign=owned_social

The president kicked off his Monday morning with unhinged claims that his disastrous million pool renovation was targeted by vandals.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2026-06-22T14:20:01.375Z

Trump never acknowledges his failures so others are to blame.
— (@gcm5.bsky.social) 2026-06-22T14:23:08.778Z

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Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown (Original Post) riversedge 5 hrs ago OP

This is one of Trumps tweets this Monday morning......... riversedge 5 hrs ago #1

That must have taken Kash a long, long time to carve '8647' over 300 feet. travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #3

Lying again as always. There is NO gash! Wiz Imp 5 hrs ago #6

He looks very ill. Botany 5 hrs ago #2

Trump on the Reflecting Pool: "It's very strong. You couldn't, if you had a knife -- I don't want to give anybody ideas -- riversedge 5 hrs ago #4

Isn't it designed to 'leak'? I thought it was meant to trickle through the bottom travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #5

That is how it was designed, BUT...he had it sealed. He is sure he knows more than the designers!! Maeve 3 hrs ago #12

Yes it designed and constructed to do just that and that water went a few feet down to the Botany 3 hrs ago #13

Hmmm.... "Interesting" that that originally 250 ft gash (bc I posted about) suddenly "grew" another 50 ft to 300 ft! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #7

I always thought - RB77 4 hrs ago #8

Haven't you heard of evolves 2 hrs ago #15

Mr. trump's result: another instance of flawed minds Torchlight 4 hrs ago #9

Wait a minute... slightlv 4 hrs ago #10

The President will henceforth be known as 'Eighty Year Old Donald Trump". twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #11

The secret service vans drove down the entire length of the pool while the paint was still drying FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #14

So when do you and your collaborators get arrested and thrown in jail? mwmisses4289 2 hrs ago #16

riversedge

(82,153 posts)

1. This is one of Trumps tweets this Monday morning.........

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:39 AM

5 hrs ago

Link to tweet

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travelingthrulife

(5,732 posts)

3. That must have taken Kash a long, long time to carve '8647' over 300 feet.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:47 AM

5 hrs ago

Lunacy.

Wiz Imp

(10,773 posts)

6. Lying again as always. There is NO gash!

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:05 AM

5 hrs ago

A gash with a knife or other sharp object would not cause the paint/coating to come off in small irregular chunks like it has. Also, the only chemicals being poured in has been the hydrogen peroxide poured in by National Park Service employees.

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/21/nx-s1-5865636/trump-reflecting-pool-dc-vandals-drain-green

Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again

President Trump has claimed that United States Park Police have made several arrests in connection with what he described as deliberate sabotage of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington D.C., which underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation earlier this year.

"The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our Nations magnificent Reflecting Pool," Trump wrote on Truth Social late Saturday evening. "These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail! Work will begin immediately on its repair."

In a second post on Saturday, Trump described the alleged damage in greater detail, saying more arrests had followed. He provided no evidence for any of his claims about the nature of the damage, and neither the Park Police nor any other law enforcement agency had publicly confirmed any arrests as of the time of publication.

The president connected the alleged vandalism to the recent green color of the pool — again, without evidence. The pool turned green last week after being refilled following its renovation, in which its floor was repainted in a shade Trump calls "American flag blue."

"They took some form of knife or blade, and put a 250 foot long gash into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and complete. They also poured corrosive and destructive chemicals into the Pool."

Aquatic ecologists and pool specialists told NPR the discoloration was caused by a natural bloom of algae from the genus Desmodesmus — a process scientists say is common in shallow, sun-exposed bodies of water, and one that may have been accelerated by the renovation disturbing the nutrient balance of the water. A George Mason University professor who took water samples confirmed the algae was not toxic.

Botany

(78,193 posts)

2. He looks very ill.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:42 AM

5 hrs ago

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riversedge

(82,153 posts)

4. Trump on the Reflecting Pool: "It's very strong. You couldn't, if you had a knife -- I don't want to give anybody ideas --

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:54 AM

5 hrs ago

The Bulwark
@BulwarkOnline
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Jun 20
Trump on the Reflecting Pool: "It's very strong. You couldn't, if you had a knife — I don't want to give anybody ideas — if you had a knife, you can't even cut it. So strong, so powerful."

Link to tweet

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travelingthrulife

(5,732 posts)

5. Isn't it designed to 'leak'? I thought it was meant to trickle through the bottom

Reply to riversedge (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:56 AM

5 hrs ago

and water just added to the top, like a natural lake basin.

Maeve

(43,550 posts)

12. That is how it was designed, BUT...he had it sealed. He is sure he knows more than the designers!!

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 12:27 PM

3 hrs ago

Botany

(78,193 posts)

13. Yes it designed and constructed to do just that and that water went a few feet down to the

Reply to travelingthrulife (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 12:46 PM

3 hrs ago

water table which is the depth of the tidal basin. Pool guys build swimming pools where
the system is sealed but the water goes into plumbing then into, chemical treatments which
now are computer controlled, and then pumped back into the pool. Just like prior to Trump’s
Iranian war where he was told not to do it he was warned about the algae prior to this mess.

electric_blue68

(27,855 posts)

7. Hmmm.... "Interesting" that that originally 250 ft gash (bc I posted about) suddenly "grew" another 50 ft to 300 ft!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:17 AM

5 hrs ago

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 🙄😑

RB77

(128 posts)

8. I always thought -

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:20 AM

4 hrs ago

That every inch of our Capital is on 24 hour video surveillance. These Antifa folks must be pretty slick. 😬

evolves

(5,888 posts)

15. Haven't you heard of

Reply to RB77 (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 01:29 PM

2 hrs ago

Antifa Ninjas??🥷🏻

Torchlight

(7,200 posts)

9. Mr. trump's result: another instance of flawed minds

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:30 AM

4 hrs ago

interpreting assertions they pretend are data, and then spending more money finding someone to blame the obvious results on than the cost of the problem itself.

slightlv

(8,174 posts)

10. Wait a minute...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:54 AM

4 hrs ago

didn't he order all the hydrogen peroxide to be put into the water? - in the vain attempt to kill algae! If he didn't order it, then he should find out who on his staff gave the order and go after them tooth and nail. The one thing he shouldn't do is drag some unsuspecting bystander trying to grab a souvenir floating paint glob or someone just "reflecting" on what had been done to the National Reflecting Pool and have them hauled off to jail in handcuffs. Especially while he's pardoning all the criminals who have the money needed to feed his addiction!