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4. The incompetent contractors probably messed up the system.
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 08:00 PM
Jun 13

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.

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The dark blue paint will absorb more heat than the previous gray, which will make the water warmer, Ocelot II Jun 13 #1
Yes it does..........damn near every time............. turbinetree Jun 13 #13
There you go, bringing in that science stuff again Retrograde Jun 13 #17
Everything he touches dies. B.See Jun 13 #2
Except algae, looks like. Girard442 Jun 13 #12
The reflecting pool's water supply, color, plumbing, filtration system, chemical treatment set up, Botany Jun 13 #3
The incompetent contractors probably messed up the system. yardwork Jun 13 #4
I used to swim in a neighborhood pool that was from the 1930s but pumps, chemical treatments, Botany Jun 13 #8
He is a world class know nothing malaise Jun 13 #9
Yep and the taxpayers got stiffed for what 13 million............ turbinetree Jun 13 #14
Trump should have to pay for this shit out of his own pocket Botany Jun 13 #15
It'd be a shame if people made the algae worse by adding fertilizer... RockRaven Jun 13 #5
The ducks got that covered. mr715 Jun 13 #10
Fertilizer won't be necessary. Ninety degree heat can create an algae mat on allegorical oracle Jun 13 #11
This shit happens when a duncified reality star ignoramus is malaise Jun 13 #6
money pit party. pansypoo53219 Jun 13 #7
The glorious cash-for-brown-nosers program is working just as expected! struggle4progress Jun 13 #16
His sycophants said he did such a good job because he was such an 'expert'. Norrrm Jun 13 #18
He'll blame it on Biden GenThePerservering Jun 13 #19
Looks like a pond. BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #20
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