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applegrove

(133,661 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:14 PM 7 hrs ago

President Trump said the newly renovated Reflecting Pool would likely have to be drained for repairs

President Trump said the newly renovated Reflecting Pool would likely have to be drained for repairs, and accused people of vandalizing it.

The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2026-06-21T03:09:12.556866Z


Trump now claims the reflecting pool needs to be drained due to "vandalism" and has effectively assigned criminal liability to non-existent actors who are clearly being framed...by algae.

Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social) 2026-06-21T02:41:33.345Z
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President Trump said the newly renovated Reflecting Pool would likely have to be drained for repairs (Original Post) applegrove 7 hrs ago OP
welp dweller 7 hrs ago #1
I added his truthsocial post on the matter. He can't admit applegrove 7 hrs ago #2
Trump is right. It was vandalism. Obviously. Bluetus 7 hrs ago #3
More taxpayers' money..... Lovie777 7 hrs ago #4
Has anyone seen dweller 7 hrs ago #5
Repairing the not-repaired pool that went green? Aussie105 6 hrs ago #6
Oh, bullshit! The only vandalism was committed by none other than... 3catwoman3 6 hrs ago #7
Fuck off, Trump GenThePerservering 6 hrs ago #8
Vandals like them who drove over the reflecting pool in their limos? Kid Berwyn 5 hrs ago #9
How shallow is Trump? He is so shallow, he fucked-up a body of shallow water. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 5 hrs ago #10
Also Trump: "I don't take responsibility at all." Tanuki 5 hrs ago #11
"The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles." Tanuki 5 hrs ago #12
😂 MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #13

dweller

(28,884 posts)
1. welp
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:16 PM
7 hrs ago

I expect he will just east wing it now …
fill it in with rubble from the East wing demo ?

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applegrove

(133,661 posts)
2. I added his truthsocial post on the matter. He can't admit
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:23 PM
7 hrs ago

it is all their fault.

Trump now claims the reflecting pool needs to be drained due to "vandalism" and has effectively assigned criminal liability to non-existent actors who are clearly being framed...by algae.

Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social) 2026-06-21T02:41:33.345Z

Aussie105

(8,325 posts)
6. Repairing the not-repaired pool that went green?
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 12:05 AM
6 hrs ago

Going to take time, effort and money to fix that mess.

Contract some competent people this time.

But those vandals, they are to blame and they are everywhere!

I bet they are antifa and libs!

Trump, like Bibi, sees enemies everywhere.
Are paranoia and blame shifting requirements for the leadership job?

Kid Berwyn

(25,425 posts)
9. Vandals like them who drove over the reflecting pool in their limos?
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:02 AM
5 hrs ago

The Beast alone weighs somewhere over 15,000 pounds plus all of King Traitor von Lardass driving over the delicate clay pipes that carry water for filtration, oxygenation and circulation to prevent algal growth.

Tanuki

(16,568 posts)
11. Also Trump: "I don't take responsibility at all."
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:25 AM
5 hrs ago
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/trump-coronavirus-testing-128971

"President Donald Trump on Friday deflected blame for his administration’s lagging ability to test Americans for the coronavirus outbreak, insisting instead — without offering evidence — that fault lies with his predecessor, Barack Obama.

“I don’t take responsibility at all,” Trump said defiantly, pointing to an unspecified “set of circumstances” and “rules, regulations and specifications from a different time.”

The remarks from the president came in response to questions at a Friday press conference about the lack of widespread access to testing, an aspect of his administration’s coronavirus response that has been the subject of widespread, steady criticism. Administration officials told lawmakers yesterday that the U.S. tested about 11,000 people during the first seven weeks of the outbreak — roughly as many as South Korea is testing each day.".... (more)

Tanuki

(16,568 posts)
12. "The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles."
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:30 AM
5 hrs ago

- Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues

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