Here's why MAGA keeps eating up Trump's 'silly lies' about Reflecting Pool: columnist [View all]

By Travis Gettys
Published June 24, 2026 8:29 AM ET

The ongoing saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a "hilarious reminder" of President Donald Trump's incompetence, according to a columnist who argues that the debacle underlines his MAGA base's powerful attachment to his failings.

The pool, recently repainted under Trump's direction, has turned murky and algae-covered, with the paint visibly peeling, and rather than acknowledge a botched renovation, the president has pushed a theory that vandals attacked the pool with a box cutter – a claim that directly contradicts his own earlier boasts and strains credulity, argued Salon's Amanda Marcotte.

"Although such an act would require blade skills beyond even the greatest of samurai, federal authorities have arrested five people," she wrote.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-reflecting-pool-2677088679/

Maybe someone should tell the lazy thinking maga base that they are supporters of this word..................gaslighting and every fucking dictator wanna be and authoritarian fascist dictator wanna be uses gaslighting to deflect there utter incompetence to lack empathy in there malignant narcissism...........

Gaslighting
Reviewed by Abigail Fagan on November 10, 2025

Gaslighting is an insidious form of manipulation and psychological control. Victims of gaslighting are deliberately and systematically fed false information that leads them to question what they know to be true, often about themselves. They may end up doubting their memory, their perception, and even their sanity. Over time, a gaslighter’s manipulations can grow more complex and potent, making it increasingly difficult for the victim to see the truth.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/gaslighting