Holy shit!! There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already... It seems the peroxide loosened t

[riversedge]

OMG!!



Holy shit!! There are huge chunks of blue paint coming off the reflecting pool already…
It seems the peroxide loosened things up, yikes!!

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE.

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[tanyev]

1. *snort*

[wyn borkins]

13. Thank you tanyev, she is perfect for this occasion

[twodogsbarking]

74. If someone snorted twice my brother would say "that was a two snorter" then they would completely lose it.

He was a treasure. I miss him

[MineralMan]

2. That's what you get when you hire those two guys in the beat-up pickup

to seal your driveway. Yup.

[underpants]

32. ...and at the last minute

The board members he appointed stalled so they could award it no-bid to a company Trump said he used at one of his golf courses…..then had never heard of two days later.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

91. That's always been his M.O.

[samnsara]

3. i want a refund!!!!

[gab13by13]

4. I don't know a lot about paint,

but when I painted my concrete garage floor I had to treat it with muriatic acid to get the paint to stick.

How many million did they pay the people who painted the pool? Are we sure it was the peroxide that loosened the paint?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. Ive never heard of painting a pool..you do a resurfacing of the pool material

With color embedded in it.

Drain and spray on new cement mixture..

[malaise]

5. Duh!

We use a mixture of HP and baking soda to lift dirt between tiles

[newdeal2]

6. He will close down the pool now for permanent renovations

He only “solves” issues he creates.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. They are desparate for a fix by july 4th

[newdeal2]

20. Then they better drain it and order a bunch of mirrors

Maybe create an art installation or something.

[popsdenver]

38. The "or something"

Is installing bleachers, filling the pool with dirt, and making a semi-permanent, outdoor, Tractor Pull Venue..........

Quite likely a mini stadium, with retractable roof, so he can hold the events year round, .............

Anyone else, got any ideas how he could further desecrate the areas around the White House & Capitol??????

[OMGWTF]

55. We need a tipped-over washing machine and a black Suburban SUV on blocks in the front yard.

[erronis]

57. Tractor pull and mud wrestling at the same time!

[state of stupid]

85. Throw in one more ring for the circus and have a demolition derby with Tesla cybertrucks versus monster trucks.

[NHvet]

69. Keep the dirty water in it

and do watercross with motorcycles in the summer and snowmobiles in the winter. Loads of fun. Bud light for all!

[EndlessMaze]

110. Don't give these knuckleheads any ideas.

[BamaRefugee]

83. My thought exactly

[MadameButterfly]

59. Desperation will make it worse

Obama tried to fix it for many millions and it failed. The conclusion was it needed to be completely re-done for 300 million. Money that was never appropriated. I fear Trump trying to do it--he'll spend even more and will botch it. Because he won't hire experts, only his cronies.

[CincyDem]

101. Maybe he'll just put a big tarp around it too

[Biophilic]

7. It seems everything he touches really does die. Even paint jobs.

I'm a bit concerned for my country. Are we strong enough to survive? I'm honestly not sure. Yes, I know it's not just trump, but he's the figure head. Screw all republicans. May they never have internal peace.

[tanyev]

14. I know. I was hoping he'd destroy the Republican party first,

alleviating some of the pressure on the country, but it’s feeling very touch and go.

[malaise]

18. They are dumber than rocks

How to Make the Paste
Mix the ingredients: Combine 3 parts baking soda with 1 part standard 3% hydrogen peroxide in a small bowl.Add soap: Stir in a small squirt (about 1 teaspoon) of liquid dish soap to help cut through tough grease.Check the consistency:
Apply the mixture: Spread the paste directly onto your tiles and grout lines using a stiff-bristled brush or an old toothbrush.Scrub and let sit: Work the paste into the crevices using circular motions, then let it sit on the tiles for 10 to 15 minutes.Rinse thoroughly: Wipe away the paste with a damp cloth or sponge, then rinse the area well with clean water to prevent a baking soda haze.

Important TipsCaution for stone: Avoid using hydrogen peroxide on natural stone tiles (like marble) or colored grout, as it can cause etching or fading.

[Sequoia]

26. Thanks

[malaise]

28. LOL

By the way a firm broom is just as good as the toothbrush/scrubbing brush😀
I’m not getting that low.

[Ocelot II]

15. Everything he touches dies except for algae.

[UpInArms]

9. ETTD

Another excellent example of incompetent grifting

[Doodley]

11. Can't wait for the headlines, and for Trump to blame Biden and Obama!

[The Madcap]

12. Drain it, pave it over, cover it with mirrors...

At least it would reflect...

Pilots would hate it, though. They'd go blind when flying over DC.

What a travesty.

[Deuxcents]

16. One project and multiple problems. Hiring the right people who you vett and their expertise for a start

A good and honest contractor would not have permitted a fleet of vehicles to parade around the pool because it was never constructed to be roadworthy. Definitely educate the consumer about the paint and colors that is needed for the desired effect. The detention pond where they stored the water is where the additives and cleaning could have been done during the time the project was in repair. For 14 million taxpayer dollars, the company should be responsible and now, accountable. If the complaint that the consumer (TSF) did not take advice or demanded it done his way, the company should have bowed out of the project.

[tanyev]

21. "good and honest"

Trump thinks good and honest people are low IQ losers.

[Solly Mack]

17. Making America Grody Again - one "win" at a time.

[niyad]

54. Now there is a word I have not heard in ages.

[Solly Mack]

60. The classics...

lol

[niyad]

68. So very true.

[Torchlight]

19. Halfway expecting Mr. trump will suggest filling it with ivermectin

as a genius solution only he could think of to this new example of buffoonish, self-inflicted friendly-fire.

[hlthe2b]

22. While amusing because it illustrates Trump's total incompetence & lies, I feel badly this

National monument is so degraded and nearly destroyed. When I saw "the Beast" and all those attendant monster SUVs driving over it a few months ago, it was such a kick in the face. I do not know why there was not more outrage at that desecration. They could have at least driven near it and someone carted Trump's fat ass out there in a golf cart if necessary, but to drive over it? I'm still livid.

[FakeNoose]

45. Yes, and also this: how do we know it's from the paint?

Someone might have snuck in at night and thrown crumpled up sheets of blue plastic in there.

The National Mall workers would need to drain the pool again and determine whether the paint is actually detaching from the pool bottom. And why would it detach in sheets, if that is what's happening? Why isn't the paint just dissolving into small suspended particles and turning the water blue?

I'm not a paint professional, but neither were the people who did this half-assed job. Who told them to throw peroxide into the pool, and why did they think that would kill the algae?

We have questions....

[Cirsium]

97. Typical

Paint often loses adherence to the substrate and comes off in sheets. Improper preparation is the cause, and it has to be very badly done for that to happen. Fly-by-night used car dealers come to mind.

[Texas_Blue_Dem]

81. Probably because of security reasons

I'm betting it was the Secret Service that required the vehicles to be driven out onto the reflecting pool during the rehab work. Letting a president walk that far out in the open would be a serious breach of security.

[hlthe2b]

86. He's out in the open frequently. Most recently on the lawn on the south side of the WH, but also

at golf courses, his more infrequent, though still held rallies (Agricultural Agenda speech in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin)

Not only was it (the driving of a monstrosity of vehicles across the reflecting pool) an unannounced "pop-up" visit, but Trump did drop his window and interacted in the open with exposure and delivered an outdoor statement/field reporter questions.

If the open-air environment of the Mall was too inherently dangerous to set foot on, the Secret Service would never have permitted him to roll down his armored window to speak to an unvetted press pool in a wide-open basin.

The choice to drive the heavy SUV contingent directly across the nearly century-old basin was not forced by a sudden security threat. Trump specifically did it to conduct a close-up vehicle tour to inspect the new "American flag blue" industrial coating he ordered. Foot Traffic Was Feasible: Construction crews and park staff were actively walking the basin floor during the visit. A brief step-out onto the pavement would have fallen well within standard Secret Service protective capabilities, especially given the lack of an assembled public crowd.

So, I call bullshit on that argument/defense of Trump's devastating lack of respect for ANYTHING or ANYONE.

[wnylib]

23. Floating blue chunks on a pool of green. How colorful.

Will he claim that it was intentional?

"Such a beautiful pool. Nobody has ever seen such a beautiful one like it."

[ProfessorGAC]

24. I Think It's More Likely...

...rhey used the wrong kind of paint and/or primer.
Super diluted peroxide shouldn't remove paint unless they was something wrong in the first place.
Given this is the gang that can't do anything right, I'm going with execution error.

[underpants]

31. and wait until the last minute

The board members he appointed stalled so they could award it no-bid to a company Trump used at one of his golf courses…..then had never heard of two days later.

The company is legit. They do work for Va. Dept of Transportation.
https://vaspray.com/aic/sites/index/#about

New Canton Va is a town so small you’d have to know where it is to say you’ve driven through it.

[keep_left]

49. It's almost a certainty that a 2-part...

…paint was used, and having used some of those coatings myself on the job, I can attest that there are quite stringent requirements for the prep and priming work. I’ll bet that for below-the-waterline applications, it’s even more the case.

As others have mentioned here already, this is looking like yet another Trump hack job.

[FakeNoose]

76. Maybe a vandal is throwing crumpled sheets of blue plastic into the pool when nobody is looking?

How do we even know it's paint that's floating in pool? It could be anything ... They need to investigate this.

[keep_left]

84. Knowing Trump's reputation...

…for shitty no-bid contracts and shoddy work, it seems likely that this is just a continuation of an ongoing disaster. The Trump regime is simply incapable of doing the job right the first time (or at any time).

The 2-part coatings that can last for decades require stringent protocols for prep work. The most likely explanation is that proper prep work and curing time specified by the manufacturer were not obeyed, the coating did not cure or adhere properly, and it’s now coming off in pieces.

[HighFired49]

111. The Pool shouldn't have been painted at all according to this:

The Idiot in Chief wanted to paint the Eisenhower Building white but, from the article: "WATCH: Trump's plan to paint Eisenhower building white could cost at least $7.5M, White House says" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trumps-push-to-paint-eisenhower-building-white-reviewed-by-capitol-planning-commission

"But the proposal has alarmed preservationists, architects, historians and others who argue that granite is not meant to be painted and that paint would trap moisture and deteriorate the stone."

[ProfessorGAC]

112. Makes Sense

I think it would also be impossible to completely dry the surface of granite, so the coating would trap moisture underneath it.
On hotter days than the day it was coated, the vapor/liquid equilibrium would shift toward more vapor, hence more pressure.
The coating would spall if that happened.
Yes, it makes sense that granite shouldn't be painted.
I was not aware the reflecting pool was not concrete.

[purr-rat beauty]

25. Cheap work doesn't come cheap!

I've dealt with a few contractors who did shoddy work for a good dollar. Has eroded my trust of contractors.

There best be a review or investigation into the funding of this clusterfuck. I'm sure a couple million were skimmed off the top.

And maybe they should dunk trump in it all the way up to the greasy dustbunny on top of his head.

[Whip-poor-will]

29. Just saying

Good ain't cheap, cheap ain't good ,never has been never will be.

[GoCubsGo]

70. The cheaper the labor, the bigger the kickback.

And, we all know goddamn well that the motherfucker was lining his pockets with part of those millions that just got wasted.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

27. Maybe it's time for America to "REFLECT" on why it put that stupid son-of-bitch in the White House--twice!

Remove him.

[dave99]

73. 77,000,000+ people don't care

they put that34 felony shitstain there.

makes one wonder where the other 160,000,000+ were ?

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

30. 🤣

[Lovie777]

33. Didn't they have people with expertise in pools....

advising them?

[Wounded Bear]

63. Yeah, trump knew a guy...

[FalloutShelter]

88. I was in the antique restoration and repair business for 20 years

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and while I did not work on pools or fountains, I did work on objects meant to hold water, as well as objects d'art.
I knew immediately that anyone with any experience at all with sealing and painting concrete would have turned this job down as too risky, and downright impossible.

The tiniest water molecule in the concrete trapped beneath the paint would be enough to begin corrupting the paint bond... now imagine the concrete is over 100years old. It is a sponge. Add HP and stir, and the recipe for disaster is complete.

[Ponietz]

34. They are expert ratfuckers. This seems intentional

Probably because Bloaty wants to build there. Destroy it and devalue it first, then proceed with development plans..

[sop]

35. Maybe Trump shouldn't have driven his presidential limo and motorcade across the freshly painted surface?

[Lars39]

42. The Beast weighs approximately 20,000 lbs.

[progressoid]

46. Haven't we taxpayers paid for a bullet proof golf cart yet?

That would only weigh maybe 10000 lbs,

[Blumancru]

94. "The Beast weighs approximately 20,000 lbs.".

Yes, and that’s not counting his limousine.

[chowder66]

36. More images

I see the American Flag blue paint is even trying to escape this algae infestation. The paint is actually lifting off of the bottom…👇

— 🔥FireInsp🔥🇺🇸🇺🇦🌮 (@fireinsp.bsky.social) 2026-06-18T16:20:00.167Z

In other Trump failure news, the million “repair” of the reflection pool gets more disastrous with each passing day.

On top of the algae issues, Trump’s “American flag blue” paint is now peeling away from the pool in large chunks, & floating to the surface.

— Kikki Planet (@kikkiplanet.bsky.social) 2026-06-18T14:08:40.416Z

[Maru Kitteh]

78. Thanks for the non-Musky links

[Devilsun]

37. The liberal water molecules are sabotaging

The kings marvelous work 🤣🤣🤣

[JoseBalow]

39. The success is measured by how much cash drumpf pocketed

That was the whole point. He doesn't care about anything else.

[c-rational]

40. A perfect metaphor for this administratioin. Take something whichi s fine, say it needs fixing,

(especially if it was done by Obama) and then make it much worse after spending more thatn it shoudl have cost, and then just say it's grest.

[ToxMarz]

41. Everything Trump touches...yada, yada, yada

[ChicagoTeamster]

43. Another Trump disaster. A perfect metaphor for both of his administrations.

[PhilG]

44. DJT Pays !

I think we should all start writing our Representatives and Senators to DEMAND a bill that FORCES the Orange Menace to write a check from a personal account (no donor bullshit) to pay for the repairs & restoration of the pool to it original state. No ifs, ands or butts. And see to it that a competent professional company, selected by Congress is hired for the project. No Trump lackeys.

A no blaming Joe Biden either !

Note:
When he refuses, stop his paycheck to cover the costs

[MustLoveBeagles]

99. You broke it

You bought it.

[kentuck]

47. It was an Earl Scheib paint job.

Peels off with the first car wash.

[progressoid]

48. Fake News! You can't trust the media! Nothing to see here! It's AI!

Lets talk about Hunter Biden or trans people

[struggle4progress]

50. "Glly gosh-a-roonie! I guess we now need a $30 million no-bid contract!"

[Dave Id]

51. Once again

a Republican wasting money unnecessarily while the needy go hungry.

[dave99]

90. Normal for Republicans, starving their "voters"

[Botany]

52. Good.

Now close it down, drain it, remove all of that blue paint, expose the original (granite?) stone,
and open up some areas that the original designers and builders had that let some of the
water seep out underneath the pool and go down and join up with the ground water which
is not too far down and @ the same level as the tidal basin/Potomac river.

The reflecting pool was working just fine as it was before Trump fucked it up.

[Ocelot II]

103. It has always had an algae problem, and it has always leaked.

Many repairs and improvements have been done ever since the thing was first completed in 1923. It was completely rebuilt between 2009 and 2012, and following a serious algae bloom shortly after it reopened, an ozone disinfectant system was installed. Additional work was done in 2016. Of course, all of this work occurred during the Obama administration, which no doubt motivated Trump to claim Obama had neglected it so of course he had to "improve" it. In fact, it didn't need to be repainted. It did need more work on the water supply and filtration system, which Trump did not address. No matter what anyone does with it, it will always be afflicted by periodic outbreaks of algae because the water is warm and still and regularly fertilized by duck and goose poo. Trump's repainting project, like so much of what Trump does, was superficial, done only for appearances. He wanted it to be blue, just like a swimming pool, instead of reflecting the actual sky. But also, typical Trump, he made the algae situation even worse with the dark blue paint, which made the water warmer and more algae-friendly.

[Botany]

106. Apparently the pool's stones allowed for water to leach out of the bottom but President Jack Wagon and

his Florida based pool company that got the 14 million dollar no bid contract to do Donny’s
paint it blue shit sealed it all up so the water no longer went under the pool and down a couple
of feet into the ground water as it was designed to do. So you got warmer water that was low
in O2 and algal blooms.

[joho260]

107. Ideas

Maybe Congress could change the flag to the red, white and green. Green could stand for money - what could be more American. But no; that would please the environmental types plus that’s the colors of the Iranian flag! They might get RFK Jr to promote the algae as a super health remedy; after all, he and the Donald are experts on pond scum. The Trump kids could bottle it and sell it to the MAGA dupes for 250 Trump coins each. Mo’ money, mo' money!

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

56. This and watching the Obama library opening

has made my day. Thank you.

[dave99]

89. The difference between stupidity and intelligence

[aggiesal]

58. I remember our Bicentennial. Everyone knew to call it Bicentennial ...

I have no idea what to call our 250th Birthday celebration.
This was supposed to be beautiful for the 4th of July.

I guess this is what happens when we have Mierda47, who thinks he knows everything & goes outside government regulations and experts.

Everything Mierda47 touches, turns to $h1t.

[Totally Tunsie]

61. The icing on the cake, for me at least, would be to see one photo of chump

standing at the edge and staring bleakly into the Pool with a "holy s**t" look on his face, fully realizing that he totally f****d up yet again. It's almost a metaphor for the GOP reception of his Iran deal after thinking he had done so well. He ain't the stable genius he thinks he is.

[Diamond_Dog]

62. When will he pour cement over it,

set up a bunch of cheap umbrella tables, and call it The Reflecting Pool Club.

[Just Jerome]

64. A shame

they didn’t consult Pam Bondi about the effects of peroxide on color.

[maxrandb]

96. DUzy of the day! You owe me a new keyboard.

ROFL

[Nasruddin]

65. Allegory

This is an allegory of this hopeless regime (as if we needed one).

Can we survive another 2 years of these morons? They have to go.

[yellow dahlia]

66. I can't even find the words. WTAF is all I've got, right now.

[rubbersole]

67. "What's it all about, Algae?"

Rocky Mountain Mike has a parody song with this title played on the Stephanie Miller Show this morning. Hilarious. I couldn't find it on his YouTube page. Probably not posted yet.

[3catwoman3]

72. "What's it all about, Algae?" Brilliant!

I haven't heard it yet, but I'm sure it deliciously wicked. Rocky Mountain Mike is very good at what he does.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

71. How about a different color of algae?

Isn't there some nice blue algae they could dump in there? Much more pleasant-looking than that green stuff.



Except that the blue algae can harm any dogs that choose to take a swim.

[SamuelAdams]

75. They'll probably get another $14 million to paint it again.

[Polly Hennessey]

77. I can't stop laughing 😆 This is dumb, dumber, and dumbest.

This is the guy who is leading the most powerful country on Earth? By the time he is finished with us no one will be able to find us on a map. And still you tell me seventy-seven million people voted for him. This will be one for the history books. You can find it in the Chapter on “What were they thinking.”

[MustLoveBeagles]

100. Kamala should be President

None of this 💩 would've happened.

[Norrrm]

79. "...has fixed the Reflecting Pool for good"

“President Donald J. Trump is an expert builder who has fixed the Reflecting Pool for good unlike the failed and extremely costly attempt by Obama and Biden,” she added.
"for good"

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/politics/algae-reflecting-pool-trump

Wouldn't an 'expert builder' know to clean out stagnant pipes before use?
Wouldn't an 'expert builder' know not to use a color that encourages algae growth?

Trump blames Obana who was before Trump, not after.

[Blumancru]

95. It's amazing that the clouds over Washington have not moved since the Obama administration.

[Norrrm]

98. Heckuva coincidence, eh?

[Jim__]

80. Trump's probably bored with fixing the pool anyway. Onto the $600 million ballroom!

[LPBBEAR]

82. I meant to post a prediction

that this was going to happen a few days back. I typed up the post and forgot to finalize it.

Basically what I said was that the combination of dark paint and hot Sun was going to raise temps of the water which would lead to adhesion failure of the paint and that we would see flecks of toxic paint floating around in the pool along with the green algae.

The only thing left that would complete the picture of green algae, murky water, and floating paint flecks would be if someone pushed an old wrecked car into the pool.

I think we used to fish there when I was a kid in Montana.

[Raftergirl]

87. He'll cover it with huge tarp with The Donald J Trump Not A Reflecting Pool Anymore written on it.

[Grammy23]

92. I just have to add:

We have all had a good time finding new ways to joke and ridicule the Orange Menace.

However, the practical side of me finds this whole debacle to be representative of tRump’s administration, It has been, thus far, costly, unfairly selected contractors, sloppily done and almost 100% ineffective at fixing a single thing. It really makes me angry and sad to think of better ways that money could have been used to improve the lives of everyday Americans. We the taxpayers and citizens of this land deserve so much better.

I think our attempts at humor at all of this are a way to try to preserve our sanity and muddle through this horror show of mismanagement, grift and despair that we are enduring until the people doing this to us can be removed. Hasten the day that happens, please!

[purr-rat beauty]

93. How about this...

No more Vanity projects for Butter Chunks

It's looking painfully like purposeful Fraud Waste and Abuse with spite sprinkled all over it. Can we please just have a mature adult lead us??

And Mother Nature.....if you're listening

[Roy Rolling]

102. Another fix for a non-problem

Painting over a problem is never the solution, unless you’re a complete moron.

But worse, somebody took $13 million for this unprofessional work.

Sadly, I paid for this jackleg contractor friend of the occupant with my tax dollars.

[Karasu]

104. The fact that they don't have a single person competent enough to have known this was exactly what was going to happen

tells you everything.

There isn't a basic understanding of how anything fucking works among these fascist idiots.

[canetoad]

105. That pool

Is a perfect metaphor for the trump presidencies.

[dalton99a]

108. Kick

[madinmaryland]

109. Everything trump touches turns to shit.💩