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The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump had criticized his predecessors for failing to address.

forbes.comBlue Paint Seen Peeling Off From Bottom Of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (Photos)The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump had criticized his predecessors for failing to address.

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Another wonderful job brought to us by don the builder. This kind of attention to detail is why so many of his companies went bankrupt. Now he is bringing that same skill to our country and our monuments. His ballroom will probably collapse and then the the floor and roof really will be one

A $14 million renovation meant to restore grandeur is already flaking away into the water. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is failing. Evidence: Aesthetic restoration, structural decay, political patronage. #Aletheia #USPol

Seems he and those he's hired don't know anything about maintenance of pools If they did, they wouldn't have been pouring quantities of hydrogen peroxide into the pool to kill the algae They wouldn't have used the hydrogen peroxide because it breaks down paint and causes it to peel off🙄 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

Anyone else notice the similarities between this and the Flint River debacle. Let’s hope pouring this into the Potomac doesn’t harm thousands of people like it did in Flint!

The disaster of the #ReflectingPool is such an apt metaphor for the #TrumpDefenestration. And, unlike the #TrumpsteinFiles, it cannot be hidden from public view. It continues to deteriorate daily as does the ☢️ #DementedSociopath - #convictedfelon - #rapist himself. ☣️ apple.news/AUVfnMcq1RP2...

apple.newsLincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool paint peeling off: See images — USA TODAYThe recently applied coating to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to have begun peeling off on June 18. See the photos.

Oh it’s clear what’s delaminating the blue latex paint it’s the hydrogen peroxide they are dumping into the pool to kill the algae. Any painter will tell you that hydrogen peroxide is an excellent paint remover. Any biologist will tell you dark colors like blue cause Algae to grow like wildfire

Did anyone read the warranty? Does it even have a warranty? As usual, we the taxpayer will foot the bill. Not the fat guy chomping on a cigar.

Where did they get the water from when they refilled the pool? A swamp?

I used to be a pool care taker; applying epoxy paint over an existing acrylic coating causes an immediate chemical reaction that leads to widespread delamination. Epoxy finish, it requires a perfectly dry environment. The only way to fix peeling pool paint is mechanically removing all.

At this point so much money has been thrown at it over the years, I don’t understand why it doesn’t have an actual pool filtration system with return. JFC, it’s not rocket science.

Great, so glad our taxes were wasted on this bullshit. He got to funnel money to his friends on the nation's dime, and yet another thing is left shittier for having been touched by the Orange Idiot.

Don't give him any business ideas. He will put golden paint onto the edges of those pieces, call them divine and sell them to his stupid base who never saw a high school chemistry class from the inside for thousands of $.

In whatever money laundering scheme theyre pulling. We've better have investigations and claw back all that money. Additionally, we need to imprison the Trumps, Elon, the heritage foundation... take their assets and shares, and assume them. Create a sovereign fund to rebuild the country.

This would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact the moron is pissing away millions of our tax dollars! We have millions being wasted on his stupid pet projects. BILLIONS being wasted on the war he LOST! If he hasn’t already, the MF is going to bankrupt the U.S., just like his personal business’ !!!

As a European, I want to inform the American people how utterly, utterly stupid Trump makes you look. Please remember this catastrophic failure on next election day when the next village idiot with fake strongman machismo makes you think he's a man of the people.

Too bad people can’t connect the dots. Trump’s Iranian surrender is just like his Taliban surrender. Israel is going to destroyed just like Afghanistan. And Trump renew his friendship With the IRGC. Bad guys gotta stick together.

We forget sec state Pompeo met 1:1 with Taliban to withdraw US forces on an expedited schedule. Potus wanted to invite the Taliban to Camp David (his advisors thought that wasn’t a good idea)

Nah. The amount they poured in didn't even touch the algae, no way there was enough to act as a paint stripper. This is the result of handing millions over on a no-bid contract for a low-ball price so he could pocket most of it.

We need to focus less on Trump's failures and more on his successes - like gerrymandering 10 more seats than the Democrats managed, Supreme Court rulings, red states handing over voter roles, the fact ICE was fully funded, the inability of Congress to assert any power or counter EOs, etc.

Project 2025 is winning, almost everything they've recommended has been implemented. And any time Trump has been rebuffed - like courts overruling his tariffs - he just issues a new EO and ignores the ruling, and then replaces an objective judge with a loyalist. He's lawless, relentless, empowered.

Workers were seen adding hydrogen peroxide to the pool as part of attempts to clear the algae. Highly concentrated oxidizing agents such as hydrogen peroxide are known to interact with coatings and may weaken or strip paint under certain conditions. Piss poor in simple terms.