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turbinetree

(27,789 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:42 PM Saturday

Trump Reflecting Pool's 'disgusting' new color horrifies onlookers: 'What a disaster'

By Bennito L. Kelty
Published June 13, 2026 6:11 PM ET

The Reflecting Pool's new murky, green color is leaving onlookers disgusted and angry after a costly renovation.

"The Reflecting Pool is VERY green and VERY disgusting," posted Brianne Chapman, who runs the left-wing political X account Anarc-y princess. "Even on the worst days, I never saw it look this bad before."

Algae has left the Reflecting Pool tinged green, and workers are struggling to keep it clean despite a multi-million dollar renovation, according to recent reports. People are starting to notice as Trump prepares to celebrate his birthday and America's 250th anniversary.

https://www.rawstory.com/reflecting-pool-2677037591/

Next up lily pads spouting up that's what usually happens when you don't have the proper filtration system..........to stop the fertilization run-off...............you know bird shit and other fecal matter..........

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Trump Reflecting Pool's 'disgusting' new color horrifies onlookers: 'What a disaster' (Original Post) turbinetree Saturday OP

The dark blue paint will absorb more heat than the previous gray, which will make the water warmer, Ocelot II Saturday #1

Yes it does..........damn near every time............. turbinetree Saturday #13

There you go, bringing in that science stuff again Retrograde Saturday #17

Everything he touches dies. B.See Saturday #2

Except algae, looks like. Girard442 Saturday #12

The reflecting pool's water supply, color, plumbing, filtration system, chemical treatment set up, Botany Saturday #3

The incompetent contractors probably messed up the system. yardwork Saturday #4

I used to swim in a neighborhood pool that was from the 1930s but pumps, chemical treatments, Botany Saturday #8

He is a world class know nothing malaise Saturday #9

Yep and the taxpayers got stiffed for what 13 million............ turbinetree Saturday #14

Trump should have to pay for this shit out of his own pocket Botany Saturday #15

It'd be a shame if people made the algae worse by adding fertilizer... RockRaven Saturday #5

The ducks got that covered. mr715 Saturday #10

Fertilizer won't be necessary. Ninety degree heat can create an algae mat on allegorical oracle Saturday #11

This shit happens when a duncified reality star ignoramus is malaise Saturday #6

money pit party. pansypoo53219 Saturday #7

The glorious cash-for-brown-nosers program is working just as expected! struggle4progress Saturday #16

His sycophants said he did such a good job because he was such an 'expert'. Norrrm Saturday #18

He'll blame it on Biden GenThePerservering Saturday #19

Looks like a pond. BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #20

Ocelot II

(131,720 posts)

1. The dark blue paint will absorb more heat than the previous gray, which will make the water warmer,

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:47 PM

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which will produce even more algae than before. They assumed once they'd drained, cleaned and refilled the pool there wouldn't be any more algae, but that stuff is alive. It grows and reproduces in any still water, and it loves still, warm water.

turbinetree

(27,789 posts)

13. Yes it does..........damn near every time.............

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:54 PM

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Retrograde

(11,479 posts)

17. There you go, bringing in that science stuff again

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:34 PM

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Dear Leader said that he would improve the pool, so obviously it must be better than before!

I'm hoping for a thunderstorm for tomorrow's desecration.

B.See

(9,042 posts)

2. Everything he touches dies.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:49 PM

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Girard442

(6,950 posts)

12. Except algae, looks like.

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:36 PM

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Botany

(78,166 posts)

3. The reflecting pool's water supply, color, plumbing, filtration system, chemical treatment set up,

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 07:57 PM

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…. and the return of used water back to the Potomac had already been done years ago and it had
been working just fine.

yardwork

(69,881 posts)

4. The incompetent contractors probably messed up the system.

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:00 PM

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Trump hired the company that services the pool at Mar a Lago. They have no idea how to handle this project.

Millions of dollars wasted.

Botany

(78,166 posts)

8. I used to swim in a neighborhood pool that was from the 1930s but pumps, chemical treatments,

Reply to yardwork (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:14 PM

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… routine up keep had always been done, and it was still working like a champ. Trump never understood
one of the most basic thing … if something is working done fuck with it.

In the basement of building that had the pumps and stuff they always had a back up pump so
when a pump went bad it was replaced right now. And the old pump was evaluated to see if
it could be rebuilt.