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riversedge

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Mon May 11, 2026, 03:09 PM 23 hrs ago

BREAKING: HELL YES! Trump gets hit with a massive lawsuit over his hideous "renovations" to the Lincoln Memorial Reflect [View all]

This will go to the SC no doubt.
But MY hope is ==at least, if Nothing else, the non reflective pool as it stands right now--
will NOT be done for Trumps Birthday party!!==recall that trump is making the USA 250th birthday HIS birthday.



BREAKING: HELL YES! Trump gets hit with a massive lawsuit over his hideous "renovations" to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

This is what he cares most about in the entire world...

“A blue-tinted basin is more appropriate to a resort or theme park,” stated Charles A. Birnbaum, head of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, which is bringing the suit.

“The Reflecting Pool should not be viewed in isolation; it is part of the larger ensemble of designed landscapes that comprise the National Mall," said Birnbaum. "The design intent, to create a reflective surface that is subordinate, is fundamental to the solemn and hallowed visual and spatial connection between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial."

Trump wants to slap an "American flag blue" coating on the iconic installation, giving it a tacky swimming pool aesthetic better suited to one of his failed Atlantic City casinos than a national monument. For a man obsessed with buildings and renovations, it's genuinely remarkable that he's never managed to cultivate so much as an ounce of good taste.

The suit, which has been filed in federal district court in D.C., seeks an emergency intervention to stop Trump's destructive project. It argues that under the National Historic Preservation Act, Trump was required to conduct proper consultations before making any changes. Similarly, the renovations violate the National Environmental Policy Act.

The best part of this lawsuit is how it's guaranteed to enrage Trump. As his illegal Iran War drags on pointlessly and the American economy is reduced to ashes, he has become more and more fixated on his White House ballroom and the Reflecting Pool renovations. Faced with the total collapse of his presidency, he's retreating into vanity projects. Now is the time to strip those away from him too!


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That he thought it was just dandy to drive "the Beast" & an entire convoy over it just slays me... hlthe2b 23 hrs ago #1
MLK Whip-poor-will 22 hrs ago #6
I lived in DC. The reflecting pond is in an area that was marshland. It has sunken allegorical oracle 21 hrs ago #11
Maybe that's his plan canetoad 21 hrs ago #17
And make it restricted ... BattleRow 17 hrs ago #22
He intends to invite 10 year old little girls to swim there in the nude for grampy donOLD the PEDO'S viewing pleasure magicarpet 16 hrs ago #26
Son-of-a... What's next? A @#%$# McDonalds Arches and a kiddies trolly going about.. chouchou 23 hrs ago #2
Shh. Don't give him ideas. wnylib 22 hrs ago #8
I predict rental cabanas surrounding the pool, Totally Tunsie 18 hrs ago #20
;-{).... Goonch 23 hrs ago #3
My favorite pictures from when we took the kids to DC Bettie 19 hrs ago #19
The reflecting pool naturally grows algae and collects silt, which is why it is drained Gaugamela 23 hrs ago #4
BLEACH... BurnDoubt 22 hrs ago #10
You didn't need to tell us. AZ8theist 21 hrs ago #15
Ducks and geese frequent the water of the Reflective Pool area. magicarpet 16 hrs ago #27
Taste Whip-poor-will 22 hrs ago #5
I am reminded of a quote from a book I've been reading... Moostache 22 hrs ago #7
What a great quote! calimary 22 hrs ago #9
The notion of .... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #12
President Psychopants... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #18
I am wondering... lonely bird 21 hrs ago #13
He really wanted it orange... BattleRow 17 hrs ago #23
Is there any way to see this other than clicking on Xwitter? FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #14
I genuinely wonder how long it's going to take to de-tackify everything Rob H. 21 hrs ago #16
Well, it takes me about half a second, give or take to spill my coffee all over my laptop... ihaveaquestion 16 hrs ago #24
He should be arrested for destruction of government property for what Emile 18 hrs ago #21
Please, stop this Philistine from turning our capital city into Disney satire of dignity. Martin68 16 hrs ago #25
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