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Analysts react to Trump's inspection of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Raw Story

June 22, 2026

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Analysts react to Trump's inspection of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social Sunday he inspected the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and consequently blamed its seriously vandalized conditions on sick, deranged people. He also announced work would immediately begin to fix it. Trump's renovation project, allegedly aimed at restoring Washington, D.C., exceeded its proposed 14.2 million budget and was criticized by historians. In addition, days after its initial blue paint application, algae reappeared across the pool. Trump ended his post by saying, We will fix it? As Trump posted his inspection, MeidasTouch reported a dead duckling was found floating in the Reflecting Pool. Political analysts reacted with skepticism on social media. Conservation biologist Marcelo Lima posted on Bluesky, bonkers. Historian T.J. Stiles noted on Bluesky, As someone said, Trump claims he made Washington the safest city in America, but now says he was unable to protect a national monument, despite constant work and attention on site, adding, Faced with a choice of claiming incompetence in redecorating or in public safety, he went with the latter.Someone just told him that the murder of a duckling just took this feckless, incompetent disaster to another level, Said Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of MeidasTouch.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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