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LogDog75

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37. Maybe the problem is when the Orange Turd's motocade drove on it

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:02 AM

Yesterday

It seems that when he says he inspected the Reflecting Pool did he mean his motorcade passed through the empty pool on May 7, 2026, after it was

In June 2026, a claim spread online that President Donald Trump's motorcade had driven through the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was painted and sealed as part of a more than $14 million renovation project.

The rumor circulated as the U.S. National Park Service struggled to maintain the appearance of the Washington, D.C., landmark after Trump ordered it to be repainted to "American flag blue" for the country's 250th anniversary.

In short, the claim is true and the images are authentic. In early May 2026, after the pool was repainted dark blue and before the NPS began to refill it with water, a White House official posted a video showing Trump's motorcade driving though the landmark.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/did-trump-s-motorcade-drive-through-newly-painted-reflecting-pool/ar-AA26mNH7?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6a3b5346b64b484da8b2d3de1eb006ef&ei=78

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Well I feel rather vindicated... I said the algae problem is likely related to nutrient excess in the water [View all] 31j20b3 Tuesday OP

Oh you! Smarty pants! Giving expertise to this ALBliberal Tuesday #1

Don't throw your science in Trump's face... lame54 Tuesday #2

.."cast not your pearls before swine".. thomski64 Tuesday #14

As my son says UpInArms Tuesday #3

But the sign specifically says "Do not feed the algae!". TheRickles Tuesday #4

Hahaha SuzyandPuffpuff Tuesday #5

Donny's no-stop verbal diarrhea helps the algae bloom struggle4progress Tuesday #6

If the water was pumped directly from the Potomac, no wonder it has an algae problem. waterwatcher123 Tuesday #7

It's not pumped directly from the Potomac. The Potomac water goes through a treatment facility first chia Tuesday #9

So, are you saying the water is treated to Safe Drinking Water Act standards? waterwatcher123 Tuesday #18

No, I'm not saying that. According to the NYT: chia Tuesday #30

The water is sourced from the tidal basin... reACTIONary Tuesday #22

From the NYT chia Tuesday #31

Thanks! So it's both, depending. reACTIONary Tuesday #33

why not use tap water and chlorine, like my 60 yr old swim pool that's never had algae msongs Tuesday #8

The DC water system coprolite Tuesday #16

Interesting - solving one problem creates another one. waterwatcher123 Tuesday #19

Your pool has never had algae???? LeftInTX Tuesday #32

Agree. I've said that for a week orthoclad Tuesday #10

That water they want to drain is polluted as well with paint. vanlassie Tuesday #28

Algae will find a way! BidenRocks Tuesday #11

... Wednesdays Tuesday #27

Learn something new every day! calimary Tuesday #12

The NY Times says the pool was filled with D.C. municipal water treated with phosphate, which feeds algae. highplainsdem Tuesday #13

Make Algae Grow Again!! thomski64 Tuesday #15

Hey. 1000 posts! progressoid Tuesday #20

I've read that it is sourced... reACTIONary Tuesday #24

I just posted what the NYT reported today. I don't know who has the correct information, or if any info highplainsdem Tuesday #26

It looks like it can be either, depending.... reACTIONary Tuesday #34

That would be a huge amount of treated water orthoclad Tuesday #36

You know the Potomac is saturated with nitrates from fertilizer run off. Golf courses are the worst nitrate polluters. flashman13 Tuesday #17

The water has electrolytes. It's what plants crave. Hassin Bin Sober Tuesday #21

Trump knows more about pools than you do. mercuryblues Tuesday #23

Is it possible the cause of the algae is from LogDog75 Tuesday #25

I had a pool. Algae was 24/7. No ducks. But pollen was likely source. LeftInTX Tuesday #35

I keep thinking about those Pranksters who are planning vanlassie Tuesday #29

Maybe the problem is when the Orange Turd's motocade drove on it LogDog75 Yesterday #37