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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident 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
dweller
(28,884 posts)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)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
Bluetus
(3,256 posts)By Donald J Trump.
Lovie777
(24,358 posts)dweller
(28,884 posts)Police reports of vandals arrested ?
Anyone ?
Dimetrodon ?
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Aussie105
(8,325 posts)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?
3catwoman3
(30,099 posts)...Trump himself.
GenThePerservering
(4,030 posts)You stupid c*nt. Nobody believes you
Kid Berwyn
(25,425 posts)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.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
(2,408 posts)Tanuki
(16,568 posts)"President Donald Trump on Friday deflected blame for his administrations lagging ability to test Americans for the coronavirus outbreak, insisting instead without offering evidence that fault lies with his predecessor, Barack Obama.
I dont 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 administrations 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)- Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues