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Trump Vents Growing Frustrations With Reflecting-Pool Problems

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June 22, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

President Trump poured out his frustrations with the problems plaguing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying that multiple people had been arrested and it would likely need to be drained for repairs. The reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has been plagued by algae and a coating that is sloughing off after a recently completed 14.7 million renovation that was part of the president's project to beautify the nation's capital. On Saturday, Trump blamed the problems on vandals, who he said cut and poured corrosive chemicals into the pool.

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The Daily Beast

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· Jun 24, 2026

Why Trump’s Slimy Humiliation Is Driving Him Mad: Biographer

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersPresident Donald Trump’s obsession with his disastrous Reflecting Pool renovation is unraveling him—and alarming White House aides as he exhibits possible signs of dementia, his biographer Michael Wolff says. Trump is presently enraged over his failed 14 million updates to the Reflecting Pool, as chunks of “American flag blue” paint are peeling off the bottom, and algae continues to bloom. Read more at The Daily Beast.

The Daily Caller

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· Jun 24, 2026

‘Cluster F*ck’: Trump’s Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over

'Cluster F*ck': Trump's Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over

Drudge Retort

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· Jul 7, 2026

Midterm Elections Doomsday Scenarios Take Hold

Juan Williams: As [Trump's] poll numbers sink to 61 percent disapproval in a Fox survey, Trump is frantic for any tactic to stop Democrats from taking control of the House and possibly winning a Senate majority.

Really America

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· Jul 3, 2026

EXPOSED: Total Chaos Inside Trump's White House

Good morning, this is Really American.

Jezebel

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· 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.

Liberty Nation

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· Jun 24, 2026

What the Reflecting Pool Saga Says About President Trump’s Haters

We can’t have nice things because orange man bad.

Us Weekly

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· Jun 25, 2026

Barack Obama Thinks Donald Trump's 'Obsession' With Him Is 'Strange'

Barack Obama is weighing in on President Donald Trump’s alleged “obsession” with him. “You gotta ask him what it is the obsession,” Obama, 64, said when asked about Trump’s “fascination” with him on the Wednesday, June 24, episode of Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All the Smoke” podcast. “I obviously have a room in []

Salon

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· Jun 28, 2026

“What a loser”: Biden mocks Trump over Reflecting Pool

The former president said Trump has no shame and is embarrassing

Quadrant Magazine

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· Jun 23, 2026

Hartwich’s Winter of Trump Discontent

Hartwich’s Winter of Trump Discontent

MS NOW

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· Jun 22, 2026

The failed Reflecting Pool renovation is the perfect metaphor

Trump has a hubristic habit of claiming he’s getting things done that nobody has before, rushing through the efforts — and then ignoring when things fall apart. The post The failed Reflecting Pool renovation is the perfect metaphor appeared first on MS NOW.

Politizoom

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· Jul 12, 2026

Trump Wants To Drop The Bomb And He’s Obscene About It

This is getting repetitive. And exhausting. It’s starting to induce panic. Trump won’t shut up, and he escalates with the next Truth Social rage. (Yes, I meant rage.) In the meantime, our country is falling apart because he genuinely (what a word to use) does not care about us. There is Trump and only Trump,

PoliticusUSA

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· Jun 21, 2026

Trump Obsesses Over Reflecting Pool Conspiracies As The Middle East Melts Down

Donald Trump is obsessing over Reflecting Pool conspiracies while his deal with Iran has melted down and he is threatening to occupy the country.

Crooks and Liars

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· Jun 27, 2026

Trump Claims His Approval Ratings Are At 65%

Some call him delusional. Some say his brain is becoming mush. Others claim he lives in a MAGA bubble. I'd say all three are applicable to this Truth Social post. McLaughlin Associates is a Republican polling outfit. As proof, Newsmax is flaunting it as if Trump is rocking it as president. We all know it's different. Several polls conducted around the same period show Trump's approval rating stuck in the 30s, while his disapproval numbers range from the high 50s to the mid-60s — according to CNN's Poll of Polls, which aggregates all major reputable presidential approval surveys. Social media users weighed in: “Other polls” and it’s from the bootlicking Newsmaxread more

Irish Star

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· Jul 5, 2026

Donald Trump health concerns grow after 'repulsive' moment in North Dakota speech

President Donald Trump has been the subject of health concerns in recent months, and the 80-year-old has done little to quell the rumors during his latest speech at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota

DNyuz

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· Jun 23, 2026

Tim Walz’s jab at Trump over Reflecting Pool draws fraud scandal backlash: ‘Sit this one out’

Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s viral jab at President Donald Trump over the troubled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool cleanup drew swift blowback from critics online, who pointed to the massive fraud scandal that unfolded in Minnesota under Walz’s watch. “Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn’t listen to experts, hired buddies who []

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 3, 2026

Trump health update: Why is POTUS' face looking swollen? Fresh concerns emerge amid viral interview

Concerns about President Trump's health resurfaced after a televised interview where viewers noted a swollen appearance.

Twitchy

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· Jun 21, 2026

Carpetbagger Conway's Tantrum: Flipping President Trump's Limo the Bird While Begging for Votes

Carpetbagger Conway's Tantrum: Flipping President Trump's Limo the Bird While Begging for Votes

The Hill

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· Jul 6, 2026

FOR INSIDERS | McConnell's health triggers speculation; FIFA's Balogun decision stirs controversy: Join the live discussion

There is growing concern over Sen. Mitch McConnell's [R-Ky.] health. Meanwhile, President Trump's call to FIFA and the revocation of Folarin Balogun's red card is sparking international backlash. Plus, all the latest from Congress and the White House. Join The Hill’s editor-in-chief, Ian Swanson, congressional editor Regina Zilbermints, defense and foreign policy editor Colin Meyn and senior...

Drudge Report

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· Jun 22, 2026

Tensions run high as Supremes prepare to rule on 3 key Trump priorities...

Tensions run high as Supremes prepare to rule on 3 key Trump priorities... (First column, 1st story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron

Wall Street Journal

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· Jun 22, 2026

In Washington and Around the World, Alliances Are Rapidly Fraying

Plus, more pool problems for Trump, and Jay Clayton remains in limbo over the post of director of national intelligence.

BingNews

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· Jun 22, 2026

«Un désastre» - Biden flanche lors de son débat face à Trump !

Avec son aplomb et malgré ses nombreux mensonges, Donald Trump a dominé jeudi le premier débat de la présidentielle américaine face à un Joe Biden offensif sur le fond, mais très embrouillé sur la for ...

Article | The Nation

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· Jun 23, 2026

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster

Chris Lehmann The president’s attempt to make his mark on the National Mall has become a big, wet mess. The post Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster appeared first on The Nation.

Free Press

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· Jun 24, 2026

Sleepy Donald and the misbegotten Iran War

I – Trump’s healthThere are questions about his mental and physical health and thus his ability to be President. He rants from his social media platform early in the morning. He tends to fall asleep at his administration’s events.

NDTV

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· Jul 3, 2026

On Usha Vance's "Book-Reading" Podcast, Trump Discusses Past Presidents

As Trump turned through the children's book, he made observations about past presidents, cracked some jokes, and threw in a plug for the extensive ballroom he's building on the White House grounds.

Daily Mail

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· Jun 23, 2026

Trump, 80, fumed about coverage of his swollen 'cankles' as White House staff secretly whisper about his age

Trump, 80, fumed about coverage of his swollen 'cankles' as White House staff secretly whisper about his age

The New Civil Rights Movement

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· Jun 30, 2026

Trump Is Screaming Another Coup Out Loud: Columnist

President Donald Trump has a plan to steal the midterm elections, argues The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Will Bunch, and he’s “screaming it out loud.” Bunch writes that “nothing is scarier than when the 47th president speaks the truth about what’s really on his mind. Because the only thing that’s in Trump’s brain right now is stealing [] The post Trump Is Screaming Another Coup Out Loud: Columnist appeared first on The New Civil Rights Movement.

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 29, 2026

Joe Biden blasts Trump as a 'narcissist loser', accuses president of blatant corruption'

Former US President Joe Biden has launched a ruthless tirade on US President Donald Trump during a Democratic fundraising event. During a speech at a fundraising event over the weekend, Biden blasted President Trump as a "narcissistic loser". The former president also accused his former political rival of bringing "brazen and blatant corruption" to the White House. "It's not just his vanity projects tearing down the East Wing of the White House to make room for his ballroom, putting his name on the Kennedy Centre, building an arch in his own honour, even hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool. Woah! What a loser," Biden said.

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jun 23, 2026

Reflections on the Reflecting Pool

I confess to a certain morbid fascination regarding what’s going on with Donald Trump’s Reflecting Pool obsession. The story here seems to originate in Trump somehow becoming aware that the Obama administration spent 35 million on renovations/repairs to the pool. In characteristic fashion this has since become 100 million spent by Obama and Biden (The [] The post Reflections on the Reflecting Pool appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

The Independent

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· 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

Daily Express

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· Jul 8, 2026

Donald Trump gets Zelensky and Putin mixed up AGAIN in mortifying gaffe

Donald Trump's latest mix-up echoes previous occasions when he has appeared to confuse the two leaders.

Sky News

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· Jul 6, 2026

'Restraining order needed': Trump escalates Meloni feud

'Restraining order needed': Trump escalates Meloni feud

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