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20. Laughter as workers put peroxide in algae-filled Reflecting Pool': '0 scientists in admin'
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:35 AM
Wednesday

trump is not a good builder and ruined the reflecting pond. trump's attempts to fix the pond are really funny

Workers were spotted dumping hydrogen peroxide by the gallon into the Reflecting Pool days after President Donald Trump's .2 million renovation turned it green.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-16T14:00:26Z

https://www.rawstory.com/reflecting-pool-hydrogen-peroxide/

Workers were spotted dumping hydrogen peroxide by the gallon into the Reflecting Pool days after President Donald Trump's $14.2 million renovation turned it green.

CBS News journalist Bob Kovach was on the ground at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Tuesday morning. He posted a video of gallon jugs labeled "hydrogen peroxide" lined up at the water's edge, with workers kneeling beside them and pouring the chemical straight in. The pool, which Trump had painted "American flag blue" and refilled just 12 days ago, has since turned a mossy green.

Anonymous, an X account with 7.5 million followers, posted its own video of the scene. "'They're literally dumping hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning,'" the account wrote.....

"'Y'all, not to be a huge nerd but for the reflecting pool you would need a minimum of about 8,000 liters of 12% hydrogen peroxide to reach the 50 parts per million concentration to kill algae,'" Dr. Michael O'Brien, a South Carolina pediatrician, wrote on X. "Is this what happens when you have 0 scientists in your administration?"

"'They are now pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the ultra-green algae-filled Reflecting Pool that Trump wasted $10m of our money on,'" commentator Brian Krassenstein piled on.

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Everything he touches.... raccoon Monday #1
He is bdamomma 23 hrs ago #23
The original quote for that job was good for what was done.... bobalew Monday #2
;-{) BLOOM Goonch Monday #3
In the pipes? I'm no expert but I thought algae needed light to stay alive. Just askin' ;) n/t Cheezoholic Monday #4
Of course it did, and this was entirely predicted to happen FakeNoose Monday #5
Just more bread and circus. What about the Epstein Files!! FailureToCommunicate Monday #6
ETTD orangecrush Monday #7
Science is wonderful. twodogsbarking Monday #8
Painting it a dark color turns it into a giant solar collector storage sytem that will make algae grow faster Blues Heron Monday #9
"unlike the failed and extremely costly attempt by Obama and Biden" Which attempts ? dave99 Monday #10
BINGO! GopherGal Monday #13
The results of electing Paris Hilton's Torchlight Monday #11
If the reflecting pool is that important, a more active system would be required SpankMe Monday #12
The few times I've been by there close up I Did Not have that impression.... electric_blue68 Monday #17
Yeah, I was probably there at a bad time SpankMe Monday #18
Makes sense. And saw the recent photos of the leaks in the stone work, linings. etc. electric_blue68 Monday #19
Some MAGAT congressman insisted liberals did it iemanja Monday #14
The Reflecting Swamp WhatTheFlux Monday #15
I can think bdamomma 23 hrs ago #22
Trump's Plan B: LudwigPastorius Monday #16
Laughter as workers put peroxide in algae-filled Reflecting Pool': '0 scientists in admin' LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #20
how much bdamomma 23 hrs ago #21
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