{"id":251875,"date":"2026-07-14T17:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/donald-trump-country-hating-sleezebags-cut-reflecting-pool\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:56:12","slug":"donald-trump-country-hating-sleezebags-cut-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/donald-trump-country-hating-sleezebags-cut-reflecting-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump: &#8216;Country-Hating Sleezebags Cut&#8217; Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even with the Iran War back in full swing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/donald-trump-painted-reflecting-pool-algae-conspiracy-theories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Greenwater Scandal<\/a> seems inescapable.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became richly verdant with algae. The lining was falling apart.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/donald-trump-blames-vandals-for-reflecting-pool-debacle-as-dead-duck-found-in-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blamed \u201cvandals,\u201d<\/a> despite ample evidence that the hasty no-bid work would always have had a result like this.<\/p>\n<p>Following a series of bizarre arrests, he\u2019s doubling down, insisting that \u201ccountry-hating sleezebags\u201d are to blame.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump speaks, mouth wide open.\" class=\"wp-image-558985 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine for bilateral talks on July 08, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-damage-that-was-done-by-the-vandals\">\u2018Damage that was done by the vandals\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Late on Monday, July 13, Trump took to his personal social media platform to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116915815457371603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> an update on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe drained the beautiful \u2018Reflecting Pool\u2019 today,\u201d he announced.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that this was \u201cin order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(We have not altered Trump\u2019s distinct brand of nonsensical capitalization in sharing his message, as you can see in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to wait until after the July 4th Weekend,\u201d Trump then explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01.png\" alt=\"A Donald Trump truth social post alleging that vandals sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.\" class=\"wp-image-558984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01.png 878w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01.png\" alt=\"A Donald Trump truth social post alleging that vandals sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.\" class=\"wp-image-558984 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01.png 878w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0714_donaldtrump_ts_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Though Donald Trump has not shared any evidence for his allegations that \u201cvandals\u201d sabotaged the Reflecting Pool, he has had multiple people arrested.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Truth Social)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe slashes were 300 yards long,\u201d Trump claimed without proof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d he alleged without substantiation, \u201cthe floor of the pool was cut and then pulled upward, with great force, by these thugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As he continued, Trump added: \u201cThe Parks Department had to empty the water in order to fix the water tight basin. It will be refilled and put back into service soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He insisted: \u201cThese Country hating sleazebags should pay a big price for the damage done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In all caps, Trump concluded: \u201cMAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqazewhcxs2w\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiheixwycgub3i47hpsdnrkxscjvdqbv2cvdxnchfb54qlgkyqcfqq\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">MacFarlane: Welcome back to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has retained its very swampy, green-like color. It\u2019s still fenced off. It\u2019s still inaccessible. It\u2019s still not in its best shape. It is reflecting again, but it\u2019s almost like it\u2019s quarantined in its green-like state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z\/post\/3mqazewhcxs2w?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@acyn.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z\/post\/3mqazewhcxs2w?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-these-country-hating-sleazebags\">\u2018These Country hating sleazebags\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It would be easy to say that the Greenwater scandal \u2014 where Trump gave a sweetheart multimillion dollar deal to an absurd-looking donor to \u201cfix\u201d the Reflecting Pool, only for the result to be as disastrous as anyone would imagine \u2014 is downright funny.<\/p>\n<p>And, in many ways, it <em>is <\/em>funny. Not the part where ducks land the water only to die, but the algae is a clear visual metaphor of the Trump regime\u2019s corruption and incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump has had several people arrested for simply touching or appearing to touch the Reflecting Pool when they stopped by to marvel at the \u201c<em>Ninja Turtles<\/em> slime\u201d transformation of a national monument.<\/p>\n<p>Just for the record, Trump had the Presidential Motorcade drive over the pool before it was filled.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s a long cut in the material, would it not simply be caused by that?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:qndudpbziys5je4jp7ehhbug\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mqkuwrlyw225\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiaughce4hupqaddmjl6dgtanm3sor6gclqfpnfkuq7zasl2cpz65m\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">The Reflecting Pool, now drained.<br \/>\nYou decide who the &#8216;vandals&#8217; might have been.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qndudpbziys5je4jp7ehhbug\/post\/3mqkuwrlyw225?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udf39WeegieFromWA \ud83c\udf40 (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qndudpbziys5je4jp7ehhbug?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@onefussyone.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qndudpbziys5je4jp7ehhbug\/post\/3mqkuwrlyw225?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To be clear, if there is any \u201cevidence\u201d that the peeling of the Reflecting Pool\u2019s silly blue lining or the presence of algae are the result of vandalism, it remains well hidden from the public.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, what happened is simple: this was a rushed job on a no-bid contract, because Trump wants to remake the image of major American landmarks and institutions \u2014 from the White House to the Kennedy Center to the Reflecting Pool \u2014 to glorify himself.<\/p>\n<p>Painting the Reflecting Pool bottom a dark blue means means that the pool absorbs more heat from the sun, heating the water, promoting the growth of algae. <\/p>\n<p>Rushing through a job based upon weird optics instead of wanting to do something <em>right <\/em>is seldom a recipe for success.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the evidence \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 will prevail and those arrested because Trump feels embarrassed will go free. But this is a reminder that we live in a frightening time, where the truth doesn\u2019t seem to matter as much as one cantankerous old man\u2019s ego.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/donald-trump-blames-vandals-reflecting-pool-greenwater-algae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Even with the Iran War back in full swing, the Greenwater Scandal seems inescapable. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became richly verdant with algae. The lining was falling apart. Donald Trump has blamed \u201cvandals,\u201d despite ample evidence that the hasty no-bid work would always have had a result like this. 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