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riversedge

(82,450 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2026, 10:32 AM Jun 22

Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown [View all]

Source: daily beast

BREAKDOWN MODE
The president made unhinged claims that his disastrous $14 million pool renovation was targeted by vandals.

Sarah Ewall-Wice Jun. 22 2026 9:59AM EDT

President Donald Trump spent Monday morning freaking out about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after his renovations turned into a debacle with algae and peeling paint ahead of July 4 celebrations.

The president took to Truth Social to post unhinged threats and accusations after the massive pool on the National Mall has become a mess following his repeated bragging about how good he was at fixing pools...............

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-80-unravels-over-botched-vanity-project-in-morning-meltdown/?utm_source=bsky_owned_snd&utm_medium=bsky&utm_campaign=owned_social

The president kicked off his Monday morning with unhinged claims that his disastrous million pool renovation was targeted by vandals.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2026-06-22T14:20:01.375Z

Trump never acknowledges his failures so others are to blame.
— (@gcm5.bsky.social) 2026-06-22T14:23:08.778Z

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Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown [View all] riversedge Jun 22 OP

This is one of Trumps tweets this Monday morning......... riversedge Jun 22 #1

That must have taken Kash a long, long time to carve '8647' over 300 feet. travelingthrulife Jun 22 #3

Lying again as always. There is NO gash! Wiz Imp Jun 22 #6

He looks very ill. Botany Jun 22 #2

Trump on the Reflecting Pool: "It's very strong. You couldn't, if you had a knife -- I don't want to give anybody ideas -- riversedge Jun 22 #4

Isn't it designed to 'leak'? I thought it was meant to trickle through the bottom travelingthrulife Jun 22 #5

That is how it was designed, BUT...he had it sealed. He is sure he knows more than the designers!! Maeve Jun 22 #12

Yes it designed and constructed to do just that and that water went a few feet down to the Botany Jun 22 #13

Hmmm.... "Interesting" that that originally 250 ft gash (bc I posted about) suddenly "grew" another 50 ft to 300 ft! electric_blue68 Jun 22 #7

I always thought - RB77 Jun 22 #8

Haven't you heard of evolves Jun 22 #15

Mr. trump's result: another instance of flawed minds Torchlight Jun 22 #9

Wait a minute... slightlv Jun 22 #10

The President will henceforth be known as 'Eighty Year Old Donald Trump". twodogsbarking Jun 22 #11

The secret service vans drove down the entire length of the pool while the paint was still drying FakeNoose Jun 22 #14

So when do you and your collaborators get arrested and thrown in jail? mwmisses4289 Jun 22 #16

Yeah, vandals caused a shitty epoxy paint job to peel away over acres of substrate. Mysterian Jun 22 #17

just another asinine distraction while shit Gibbon and his buddies democratsruletheday Jun 22 #18

MaddowBlog-Scrambling to avoid blame for Reflecting Pool fiasco, Trump's defense turns farcical LetMyPeopleVote Jun 23 #19