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The Reflecting Pool as a Reflection of Trump’s Corruption and Tin-Potism
Peak Trumpism After President Donald Trump’s boastful, 16 million-plus makeover of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial was spoiled...
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The Independent
· Jun 23, 2026
Trump’s vanity and paranoia are reflecting clearly in the algae-laden Lincoln Memorial pool
The daily harangue over peeling paint, algae blooms and Trump’s claims of ‘vandalism,’ writes Andrew Feinberg, serve as a metaphor for how things are going at the White House these days
The Daily Beast
· Jun 23, 2026
I Know Why Trump’s Slimy Grift is Unraveling: Political Guru
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersPresident Donald Trump is blaming vandals after his grifty Reflecting Pool renovation blew up in his face. But the real culprit “defacing” the nation’s capital is the “vandal-in-chief” himself, a political analyst says. “It’s such a symbol of his vandalism, his failure, his inability to take responsibility for anything, his turning Washington into the grimiest, slimiest swamp of all time,” David Rothkopf said on The Daily Beast Podcast. “This is a metaphor for Trump.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Knewz
· Jul 9, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Green ‘blown away’ by President Donald Trump after previously ‘attacking’ the Bidens for ‘corruption’
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trump‘s fiercest defenders in Congress, said on The View she was “blown away” by the wealth the Trump family has accumulated since his return to the White House in January 2025 — the same type of financial activity she once condemned as “corruption” when it...
Townhall
· Jun 22, 2026
Trump Just Sent a Scathing Message to Leftists Vandalizing the Reflecting Pool
Trump Just Sent a Scathing Message to Leftists Vandalizing the Reflecting Pool
Jezebel
· Jun 22, 2026
The Reflecting Pool Story Has Gotten Too Profoundly Stupid to Ignore
The reflecting pool is the kind of pointless political argument that the Trump admin so effectively turns into a never-ending embarrassment.
The New American
· Jun 22, 2026
Trump Blames Vandals After $14.2 Million Reflecting Pool Renovation Turns Green and Peels
After a 14.2 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool produced a green algae bloom, President Donald Trump found his culprit: leftist vandals. ... The post Trump Blames Vandals After 14.2 Million Reflecting Pool Renovation Turns Green and Peels appeared first on The New American.
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Related coverage for "The Reflecting Pool as a Reflection of Trump’s Corruption and Tin-Potism": The Independent — Trump’s vanity and paranoia are reflecting clearly in the algae-laden Lincoln Memorial pool. The Daily Beast — I Know Why Trump’s Slimy Grift is Unraveling: Political Guru. Knewz — Marjorie Taylor Green ‘blown away’ by President Donald Trump after previously ‘attacking’ the Bidens for ‘corruption’. Townhall — Trump Just Sent a Scathing Message to Leftists Vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. Jezebel — The Reflecting Pool Story Has Gotten Too Profoundly Stupid to Ignore. The New American — Trump Blames Vandals After $14.2 Million Reflecting Pool Renovation Turns Green and Peels