Trump’s Reflecting Pool scandal just got UGLIER as government records expose botched work, instead of any “sabotage.”
An apoplectic Donald Trump blamed shadowy "vandals" working with knives "in the dark of night" for the peeling paint and bright-green algae destroying his $16.4 million Reflecting Pool renovation. Internal government records just blew that excuse apart.
Documents obtained by the New York Times show the peeling blue coating and the algae blooms were NOT caused by any vandalism. While workers did find two cuts in foam sections of the pool, those cuts were completely SEPARATE from the failing blue sealant and the algae turning the pool green.
In other words, Trump's project failed on its own. He's just lying about why. It’s not surprising coming from someone who seems congenitally incapable of uttering a truthful statement.
The timeline is damning. The pool was refilled by June 5. Within days, workers discovered holes, cracks, peeling caulking, and — crucially — chunks of blue sealant floating to the surface. They also found that the anti-algae devices weren't even WORKING because of generator problems. Meanwhile, on June 15, Trump was bragging to reporters: "I'm very good at building things."
Yeah, building huge piles of bull dung, maybe.
An independent coating expert who reviewed the records pointed straight at the real problem: the sealant is peeling because not enough material was applied. "If they put more material down, maybe none of this would be an issue," said Anthony Flett. "I think it was just done too hastily."
Too hastily. Because Trump rushed the job for his July 4th birthday party, awarding TWO no-bid contracts — a $14.7 million deal and a $1.7 million deal — bypassing competitive bidding entirely.
And the algae? Trump claimed vandals "poured fertilizer" into the pool to feed it. But his own administration refilled the pool with D.C. water treated with phosphate, which FEEDS algae. Plus duck droppings. No fertilizer-dumping vandals required.
Yet Trump has deployed the National Guard, Park Police, and U.S. Marshals to surround the pool, arrested SIX people, and even threatened a Swedish journalist with jail for touching the water.
Botched job. No competitive bids. Failed equipment. Then armed troops to intimidate anyone who notices.
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