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25. The park service just finished its annual cleaning.

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:09 AM

Apr 24

painting isn't going to help when ducks shit in it an algae grows. The water is cycled from the tidal basin which has its own pollutants. Trump thinks of new way to spend our money. Its a pond not a swimming pool

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Trump says he'll resurface the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, turning it blue [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 24 OP

Somebody remind him he's a TENENT. He doesn't OWN it. mpcamb Apr 24 #1

Oh, but he believes he owns it, that makes it true Walleye Apr 24 #3

Oh, it seems everything belongs to him now PatSeg Apr 24 #18

Give him a break. He has a long history of leaving things better than he found them Bristlecone Apr 24 #47

This is the weirdest mass murdering interior decorating president in history Blues Heron Apr 24 #2

As Dubya said at the 2017 inauguration, evolves Apr 24 #36

No doubt there will be a new sign with Trumps name on it. riversedge Apr 24 #4

It will be the Trump Memorial. Irish_Dem Apr 24 #20

Will he part the water so we can walk through it without getting wet? twodogsbarking Apr 24 #5

He got a promotion: He'll walk across it (nt) William Seger Apr 24 #63

When Biden walked on water the media said he can't swim and that was when he rescued the drowning Pope. twodogsbarking Apr 24 #64

I am color blind. Another Trump failure. twodogsbarking Apr 24 #6

Ok, that was funny. Volaris Apr 24 #38

It is not his property and the way it looks now is the way it was designed to look like. Botany Apr 24 #7

I am shocked that the gate isn't gold! radical noodle Apr 24 #26

The man has zero taste. Botany Apr 24 #30

WTF DUDE!! Hope22 Apr 24 #8

How do you think he bankrupted his casinos? Ray Bruns Apr 24 #17

Same way he bankrupted #rump Shuttle William Seger Apr 24 #61

Make him paint it himself. Turn it into a photo op... littlemissmartypants Apr 24 #9

He has nothing better to do than renovate? It probably puts money in his pocket. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 24 #10

It's also his comfort zone. Everything going to shit? Just ignore it and renovate something. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 24 #34

He's found another place to bury the Epstein evidence. Ivana's tomb was just a trial run. Ford_Prefect Apr 24 #11

It's not a swimming pool! purr-rat beauty Apr 24 #12

ah the Simpsons have a quote for everything... Javaman Apr 24 #13

I can't say that's a bad idea in itself. JohnnyRingo Apr 24 #14

Putin must be enjoying his puppet taking a wrecking ball to the US capital. Irish_Dem Apr 24 #15

That games about up come january. Volaris Apr 24 #40

I'd prefer him lying on the bottom surface of the Lincoln pool... NNadir Apr 24 #16

Would someone somewhere give this idiot a job where he can actually redo places that need fixing? efhmc Apr 24 #19

Jeezus. WTF? This pisses me off, very bigly. Joinfortmill Apr 24 #21

I hope he never resurfaces Orrex Apr 24 #22

In Greek mythology, Narcissus is the figure who died while gazing at his own reflection in a pool of water. twodogsbarking Apr 24 #23

Well, if the orange pedophile is entranced by... NNadir Apr 24 #41

The Great Gatsby nt SSJVegeta Apr 24 #24

The park service just finished its annual cleaning. Historic NY Apr 24 #25

He probably just wants to attract kids and teens in skimpy bathing suits travelingthrulife Apr 24 #29

DC will look like one of his tacky casinos JBTaurus83 Apr 24 #27

Tidy Bowl Redecorating Inc. Clouds Passing Apr 24 #28

Will the Reflecting Pool's surface still reflect the surrounding monuments if the bottom is lightened? sop Apr 24 #31

Rec'd Mossfern Apr 24 #35

The dark bottom probably hides and slows algae and dirt and pollutants LeftInTX Apr 24 #62

This is so tiresome MIButterfly Apr 24 #32

I'm Shocked He's Not Painting The Bottom GOLD. ColoringFool Apr 24 #33

I'm surprised he's not filling it in with concrete and installing gold tile on top of that! LeftInTX Apr 24 #46

Even better! 😄👍 ColoringFool Saturday #66

Am I the only one who read this as "T says he'll resurface at the bottom of the reflecting pool" ? Wild blueberry Apr 24 #37

he has a lot of time on his hands to do useless stuff - the other time is used to destroy Democracy samsingh Apr 24 #39

He wants the coins. Harker Apr 24 #42

Let me guess,his puke kids just started a swimming pool business Bengus81 Apr 24 #43

Word around town is trDUMP wants to put an aircraft carrier in the reflective pool,... magicarpet Apr 24 #44

He's done worse things...And it's better than filling it with concrete... LeftInTX Apr 24 #45

How much in kickbacks will he get? JoseBalow Apr 24 #48

I had the same thought. yellow dahlia Apr 24 #52

Trump is a moron fascinated by fabric swatches. Kid Berwyn Apr 24 #49

I'm glad! tavernier Apr 24 #50

It's not supposed to be blue; it's a reflecting pool, not a swimming pool. Ocelot II Apr 24 #51

I bet he's never been within spitting distance of the pool Bayard Apr 24 #53

The duck poop will contrast so nicely with the blue. greatauntoftriplets Apr 24 #54

Yellow and blue equals green. Nitrates equal green LeftInTX Apr 24 #60

I'm actually in favor... -misanthroptimist Apr 24 #55

This is not a renovation kick bucolic_frolic Apr 24 #56

He so cavalierly destroyed the West Wing, there's nothing to stop wholesale..... ColoringFool Saturday #67

The guy needs a hobby Lulu KC Apr 24 #57

At the least he did not tear it down. gordianot Apr 24 #58

And tomorrow's distraction from the EPSTEIN FILES will be what from that POS? Bengus81 Apr 24 #59

"... Trump said he is disturbed by the "terrible" condition of the pool, Grins Apr 24 #65

MaddowBlog-Trump, still mired in distractions, turns his attention to the reflecting pool in D.C. LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #68

Everything Dump touches turns to shit sakabatou Sunday #69