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gordianot

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61. You have to admit this is classic Donald Trump.

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 01:12 PM

21 hrs ago

Invade Greenland, rename the Kennedy center, tear down the east wing of the White House, Impose, illegal, tariffs, do all you can to wreck the United States and world economy . We are.living in an Idiocracy. A shit sandwich and every day we have to take another bite.

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The Very Idea of Someone Slashing the Bottom of the Reflecting Pool Is Ludicrous. [View all] MineralMan Yesterday OP

AND while it is under water! PatSeg Yesterday #1

Yes. I went back and added the underwater thing to the OP. MineralMan Yesterday #3

He certainly does have quite the imagination, doesn't he? PatSeg Yesterday #20

Yeah, but his demented, shit-for-brains followers believe every word. Aristus Yesterday #6

And that is what's terrifying PatSeg Yesterday #21

The Headline, if it objectively true, would read.. thomski64 Yesterday #25

Intellectually bereft is a very apt description. 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #46

OZONE kiri 22 hrs ago #47

Steve Schmidt called it the "musings of an imbecile" AZ8theist 14 hrs ago #87

We've all known he is a chronic liar PatSeg 12 hrs ago #90

Cutting hundreds of feet of whatever it is with a box cutter *under water.* Ocelot II Yesterday #2

Yes. It's the same polyurea coating they put on garage floors. MineralMan Yesterday #5

It's Also Basically Painted On ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #51

Right Woodwizard 3 hrs ago #99

Interesting ty electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #83

Was any scuba gear found? BootinUp Yesterday #4

Don't think so. MineralMan Yesterday #7

An on-line source says the depth of the Reflecting Pool varies.... 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #48

Wading pool depth, right. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #57

This gives you an idea of the depth Lochloosa 21 hrs ago #69

Love that! Great scene from the movie! MineralMan 20 hrs ago #71

"It was the happiest moment of my life." FailureToCommunicate 12 hrs ago #92

Just the oxygen tank. It had the official Antifa Seal. AloeVera Yesterday #12

They must've been super stealthy to avoid these guys underpants Yesterday #23

More like popsdenver 22 hrs ago #43

The pool is pretty shallow, you could do the job with a snorkel and mask Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #28

I'd think someone would notice that activity, somehow. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #59

If you were all covered with algae they'd assume you were just another blob of the stuff. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #72

Or the "Creature from the Green Trough." MineralMan 20 hrs ago #73

Of course it is. This is the 21st century there are cameras 📷 everywhere. Srkdqltr Yesterday #8

Don't forget, "they lifted it up" underpants Yesterday #9

The coating on the bottom of the pool is a polyurea coating. MineralMan Yesterday #13

Right Woodwizard 23 hrs ago #30

Good info lonely bird 22 hrs ago #42

Once again, I am impressed by the vast array of expertise here on DU. 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #50

No doubt Donvict got his kickback from his mar-a-largo neighbor. KS Toronado 22 hrs ago #44

Here's what happened, you be the judge FakeNoose Yesterday #10

That's a great photo of this! MineralMan Yesterday #17

Did you notice the sheer perfection of the cut by the Antifa vandals? AloeVera 23 hrs ago #33

I think it's perfect reflection of what kind of man he is. Give Peace A Chance 18 hrs ago #81

In the upper photo, The Madcap 23 hrs ago #35

I don't know, but someone said it wasn't dry yet FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #77

And just why did they drive in/on it? 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #52

It was a press photo op, and I think Chump is riding in the car in the middle FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #76

Correct regarding coating concrete lonely bird 20 hrs ago #74

Could you tell me how to post an image here? Bailey1122 8 hrs ago #97

I think this is a manifestation of Trumps dementia. 3_Limes Yesterday #11

Many things are products of Trump's dementia and general lack of knowledge. MineralMan Yesterday #14

It was those dastardly left wing lunatics IcyPeas Yesterday #15

Have we not figured it out? GusBob Yesterday #16

The claim someone "slashed" the coating reminds me of an old dirty joke jmowreader Yesterday #18

Yes, I think you're absolutely right about that. MineralMan Yesterday #19

Confusing the public with logical fallacies is as good as not releasing the Epstein Files!! bucolic_frolic Yesterday #22

Why is no one talking about the Rothschild's Space Laser? Who is covering it up? Midnight Writer Yesterday #24

Yes, we need the old version of . . . peggysue2 17 hrs ago #82

dump is doing what he always does MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #26

MaddowBlog-Scrambling to avoid blame for Reflecting Pool fiasco, Trump's defense turns farcical LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #27

"At the right time, you'll see it" johnnyfins 23 hrs ago #29

"Give us time to make up some fake photos ". Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #54

We'll see it right after we see his taxes. 2MuchNoise 21 hrs ago #65

That must be the court where the public is not invited calimary 15 hrs ago #84

Let me guess WinstonSmith4740 13 hrs ago #89

The contractor probably fed him that bullshit and he Klarkashton 23 hrs ago #31

Turn the reflecting pool into a formal garden of roses, cherry trees, and Japanese Maples. SidneyR 23 hrs ago #32

THAT is a GREAT idea!!! calimary 22 hrs ago #49

renovated in 2012 or around there NJCher 21 hrs ago #68

Didn't he make some comment months ago about a hypothetical knife cut in the Pool? PCIntern 23 hrs ago #34

The Reflecting Pool damage reflects Trump's incompetence. It's right there, in your face, America. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 23 hrs ago #36

The point of the lies is to change the story. maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #37

But the administration that lies about absolutely everything said it happened! ChicagoTeamster 23 hrs ago #38

Yes, but do you notice how little anyone is talking about Epstein now? Amaryllis 23 hrs ago #39

Of course, but Epstein is just one of the things Trump is MineralMan 23 hrs ago #40

Of course, but the point is all the atttention on reflecting pool takes it off a lot of vastly more important things. Amaryllis 23 hrs ago #41

Also, the paint wouldn't delaminate like that with just a cut Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #45

Well, there were 13 people, and they worked very hard in the dark dalton99a 22 hrs ago #53

Standard Trump ever inflating lie LR3 21 hrs ago #70

He talks about it like it was BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #55

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but terminology matters. 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #56

It's a coating, not a liner. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #58

Thank you. That is what I thought... 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #66

Well, the general media are not helping people understand this. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #67

Agreed. I call myself a word nerd, and am rather fanatic about precise word usage, proper grammar... 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #79

Also, how did it grow from 250' to 300' to 350'? SamuelAdams 21 hrs ago #60

You have to admit this is classic Donald Trump. gordianot 21 hrs ago #61

I think it's confabulation Nasruddin 21 hrs ago #62

If you looked at the initial application they rolled it on in sections Ritabert 21 hrs ago #63

Wait! H2O Man 21 hrs ago #64

Who remembers that phrase mercuryblues 20 hrs ago #75

It was Lex Luthor. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #78

Your comment on opening the Amazon box cracked me up! How true. Katinfl 18 hrs ago #80

Sounds like a crime of passion to me coprolite 14 hrs ago #85

The fact that this accusation is even being entertained is ludicrous. hadEnuf 14 hrs ago #86

And to what end, right? swong19104 13 hrs ago #88

Too bad critical thinking skills are so lacking in the media and on the "right". debsy 12 hrs ago #91

found the vandals - DRIVING on the freshly painted survace - JUSTICE FOR THE REFLECTING POOL!! TalenaGor 10 hrs ago #93

This needs to be Blue_Roses 9 hrs ago #96

make sure you.... William Gustafson 10 hrs ago #94

I totally agree. Blue_Roses 10 hrs ago #95

BS! Aussie105 6 hrs ago #98

Didn't the orange assclown drive a motorcade over the reflecting pool not too long ago? Crowman2009 3 hrs ago #100