So is anyone in Congress going to tell Trump the reflecting pool….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The stupidity is so dumb. They got scammed by the painters, then scammed by the people who sold them chemicals to 'fix' the algae problem. Wasting millions of federal funds! They are just stupid. All you have to do is look at science on how to get rid of the problem. But, no, they don't believe in science. Instead they believe in these companies that scams them.

Even if you like Trump, you can't possibly think using millions of dollars to paint a pool. Is a good use of money.
Come on! So much money used inefficiently by this administration.

No one has solved the problem in 100 years of trying, so I'm curious what your solution is

Maybe there isn't one. Maybe that's okay. Maybe the moron in charge shouldn't have built his summer political agenda around it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The stupidity is so dumb. They got scammed by the painters, then scammed by the people who sold them chemicals to 'fix' the algae problem. Wasting millions of federal funds! They are just stupid. All you have to do is look at science on how to get rid of the problem. But, no, they don't believe in science. Instead they believe in these companies that scams them.

Even if you like Trump, you can't possibly think using millions of dollars to paint a pool. Is a good use of money.
Come on! So much money used inefficiently by this administration.

No one has solved the problem in 100 years of trying, so I'm curious what your solution is

The blue sealant exacerabted the problem by 1) making the algae more visible and 2) preventing the natural porousity of the pool floor, thus locking the water in and super-heating it. And anyone who knows how these things work, knew that when the plans were announces (as evidenced by social media posts from the time)

[Anonymous]

i truly HATE the reflecting pool

[Anonymous]

Everything g he touches does not turn to gold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The stupidity is so dumb. They got scammed by the painters, then scammed by the people who sold them chemicals to 'fix' the algae problem. Wasting millions of federal funds! They are just stupid. All you have to do is look at science on how to get rid of the problem. But, no, they don't believe in science. Instead they believe in these companies that scams them.

Even if you like Trump, you can't possibly think using millions of dollars to paint a pool. Is a good use of money.
Come on! So much money used inefficiently by this administration.

No one has solved the problem in 100 years of trying, so I'm curious what your solution is

The blue sealant exacerabted the problem by 1) making the algae more visible and 2) preventing the natural porousity of the pool floor, thus locking the water in and super-heating it. And anyone who knows how these things work, knew that when the plans were announces (as evidenced by social media posts from the time)

Algae blooms have been an ongoing problem, like PP suggested. The sealant and/or its installation/maintenance appear to have issues, but the linked CNN article also has an interesting discussion of the (newly replaced) expansion joints, which bring additional complexity to the project. It’s been a thorny challenge even when more time and money is spent:

”The last time Sika worked on the reflecting pool was in 2012, when President Barack Obama’s administration spent $34 million on an 18-month renovation of the pool which was meant to address ongoing issues with algae blooms. However, shortly after that renovation was completed, the pool again became a murky, smelly mess. That apparent failure to adequately address the issues with the pool became political fodder for Trump when he ordered his own renovation.”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/reflecting-pool-firm-renovation-unfeasible

A history of the Reflecting Pool’s challenges:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/23/water-into-whine-century-of-problems-rage-at-lincoln-reflecting-pool/90628734007/

[Anonymous]

and...you don't put sealant over expansion joints. I mean, a 5 year old would understand that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:and...you don't put sealant over expansion joints. I mean, a 5 year old would understand that.

Dark color = heat = more algae as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The stupidity is so dumb. They got scammed by the painters, then scammed by the people who sold them chemicals to 'fix' the algae problem. Wasting millions of federal funds! They are just stupid. All you have to do is look at science on how to get rid of the problem. But, no, they don't believe in science. Instead they believe in these companies that scams them.

Even if you like Trump, you can't possibly think using millions of dollars to paint a pool. Is a good use of money.
Come on! So much money used inefficiently by this administration.

No one has solved the problem in 100 years of trying, so I'm curious what your solution is

It really wasn’t a particularly big problem. Certainly not such a problem that it should become the centerpiece of an administration.

[Anonymous]

It’s sort of typical of what people who aren’t that smart do. They think the very smart people who didn’t have a solution to the problem for years and years are stupid and they, with minimal knowledge and expertise, have it all figured out.

[Anonymous]

Democrats look in the reflecting pool and see pond scum...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Democrats look in the reflecting pool and see pond scum...

My 1st grader can articulate a more thoughtful comment than this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s sort of typical of what people who aren’t that smart do. They think the very smart people who didn’t have a solution to the problem for years and years are stupid and they, with minimal knowledge and expertise, have it all figured out.

Dunning-Kruger effect in action.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:and...you don't put sealant over expansion joints. I mean, a 5 year old would understand that.

Dark color = heat = more algae as well.

Hilarious. MAGA professionalism at its finest. What a bunch of dumbfu*ks.

[Anonymous]

The next president needs to order the reflecting pool filled with cement and paved over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The next president needs to order the reflecting pool filled with cement and paved over.

If it really is just very scummy and attracts a lot of mosquitoes, then why bother especially with climate change. Turn it into something else. Not worth the money and trouble. Make it a monument to the Constitution and include a large replica of the Bill of Rights (everything this administration is against).