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TalenaGor

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93. found the vandals - DRIVING on the freshly painted survace - JUSTICE FOR THE REFLECTING POOL!!

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 12:12 AM

2 hrs ago

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-motorcade-reflecting-pool

"Claim:
U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade drove through the newly painted and sealed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Trump's motorcade passed through the empty pool on May 7, 2026, after it was painted and sealed and before it was refilled with water as part of a renovation project."

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The Very Idea of Someone Slashing the Bottom of the Reflecting Pool Is Ludicrous. [View all] MineralMan 16 hrs ago OP

AND while it is under water! PatSeg 16 hrs ago #1

Yes. I went back and added the underwater thing to the OP. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #3

He certainly does have quite the imagination, doesn't he? PatSeg 15 hrs ago #20

Yeah, but his demented, shit-for-brains followers believe every word. Aristus 16 hrs ago #6

And that is what's terrifying PatSeg 15 hrs ago #21

The Headline, if it objectively true, would read.. thomski64 15 hrs ago #25

Intellectually bereft is a very apt description. 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #46

OZONE kiri 13 hrs ago #47

Steve Schmidt called it the "musings of an imbecile" AZ8theist 5 hrs ago #87

We've all known he is a chronic liar PatSeg 3 hrs ago #90

Cutting hundreds of feet of whatever it is with a box cutter *under water.* Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #2

Yes. It's the same polyurea coating they put on garage floors. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #5

It's Also Basically Painted On ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #51

Interesting ty electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #83

Was any scuba gear found? BootinUp 16 hrs ago #4

Don't think so. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #7

An on-line source says the depth of the Reflecting Pool varies.... 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #48

Wading pool depth, right. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #57

This gives you an idea of the depth Lochloosa 12 hrs ago #69

Love that! Great scene from the movie! MineralMan 12 hrs ago #71

"It was the happiest moment of my life." FailureToCommunicate 3 hrs ago #92

Just the oxygen tank. It had the official Antifa Seal. AloeVera 15 hrs ago #12

They must've been super stealthy to avoid these guys underpants 15 hrs ago #23

More like popsdenver 14 hrs ago #43

The pool is pretty shallow, you could do the job with a snorkel and mask Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #28

I'd think someone would notice that activity, somehow. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #59

If you were all covered with algae they'd assume you were just another blob of the stuff. Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #72

Or the "Creature from the Green Trough." MineralMan 12 hrs ago #73

Of course it is. This is the 21st century there are cameras 📷 everywhere. Srkdqltr 16 hrs ago #8

Don't forget, "they lifted it up" underpants 15 hrs ago #9

The coating on the bottom of the pool is a polyurea coating. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #13

Right Woodwizard 15 hrs ago #30

Good info lonely bird 14 hrs ago #42

Once again, I am impressed by the vast array of expertise here on DU. 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #50

No doubt Donvict got his kickback from his mar-a-largo neighbor. KS Toronado 14 hrs ago #44

Here's what happened, you be the judge FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #10

That's a great photo of this! MineralMan 15 hrs ago #17

Did you notice the sheer perfection of the cut by the Antifa vandals? AloeVera 14 hrs ago #33

I think it's perfect reflection of what kind of man he is. Give Peace A Chance 9 hrs ago #81

In the upper photo, The Madcap 14 hrs ago #35

I don't know, but someone said it wasn't dry yet FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #77

And just why did they drive in/on it? 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #52

It was a press photo op, and I think Chump is riding in the car in the middle FakeNoose 10 hrs ago #76

Correct regarding coating concrete lonely bird 12 hrs ago #74

I think this is a manifestation of Trumps dementia. 3_Limes 15 hrs ago #11

Many things are products of Trump's dementia and general lack of knowledge. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #14

It was those dastardly left wing lunatics IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #15

Have we not figured it out? GusBob 15 hrs ago #16

The claim someone "slashed" the coating reminds me of an old dirty joke jmowreader 15 hrs ago #18

Yes, I think you're absolutely right about that. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #19

Confusing the public with logical fallacies is as good as not releasing the Epstein Files!! bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #22

Why is no one talking about the Rothschild's Space Laser? Who is covering it up? Midnight Writer 15 hrs ago #24

Yes, we need the old version of . . . peggysue2 9 hrs ago #82

dump is doing what he always does MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #26

MaddowBlog-Scrambling to avoid blame for Reflecting Pool fiasco, Trump's defense turns farcical LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #27

"At the right time, you'll see it" johnnyfins 15 hrs ago #29

"Give us time to make up some fake photos ". Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #54

We'll see it right after we see his taxes. 2MuchNoise 13 hrs ago #65

That must be the court where the public is not invited calimary 6 hrs ago #84

Let me guess WinstonSmith4740 4 hrs ago #89

The contractor probably fed him that bullshit and he Klarkashton 14 hrs ago #31

Turn the reflecting pool into a formal garden of roses, cherry trees, and Japanese Maples. SidneyR 14 hrs ago #32

THAT is a GREAT idea!!! calimary 13 hrs ago #49

renovated in 2012 or around there NJCher 12 hrs ago #68

Didn't he make some comment months ago about a hypothetical knife cut in the Pool? PCIntern 14 hrs ago #34

The Reflecting Pool damage reflects Trump's incompetence. It's right there, in your face, America. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 14 hrs ago #36

The point of the lies is to change the story. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #37

But the administration that lies about absolutely everything said it happened! ChicagoTeamster 14 hrs ago #38

Yes, but do you notice how little anyone is talking about Epstein now? Amaryllis 14 hrs ago #39

Of course, but Epstein is just one of the things Trump is MineralMan 14 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 14 hrs ago #41

Also, the paint wouldn't delaminate like that with just a cut Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #45

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

Standard Trump ever inflating lie LR3 12 hrs ago #70

He talks about it like it was BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #55

Apologies if this is a stupid question, but terminology matters. 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #56

It's a coating, not a liner. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #58

Thank you. That is what I thought... 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #66

Well, the general media are not helping people understand this. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #67

Agreed. I call myself a word nerd, and am rather fanatic about precise word usage, proper grammar... 3catwoman3 10 hrs ago #79

Also, how did it grow from 250' to 300' to 350'? SamuelAdams 13 hrs ago #60

You have to admit this is classic Donald Trump. gordianot 13 hrs ago #61

I think it's confabulation Nasruddin 13 hrs ago #62

If you looked at the initial application they rolled it on in sections Ritabert 13 hrs ago #63

Wait! H2O Man 13 hrs ago #64

Who remembers that phrase mercuryblues 11 hrs ago #75

It was Lex Luthor. twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #78

Your comment on opening the Amazon box cracked me up! How true. Katinfl 10 hrs ago #80

Sounds like a crime of passion to me coprolite 6 hrs ago #85

The fact that this accusation is even being entertained is ludicrous. hadEnuf 6 hrs ago #86

And to what end, right? swong19104 5 hrs ago #88

Too bad critical thinking skills are so lacking in the media and on the "right". debsy 3 hrs ago #91

found the vandals - DRIVING on the freshly painted survace - JUSTICE FOR THE REFLECTING POOL!! TalenaGor 2 hrs ago #93

This needs to be Blue_Roses 1 hr ago #96

make sure you.... William Gustafson 2 hrs ago #94

I totally agree. Blue_Roses 1 hr ago #95