Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus rehabilitation project he launched for the nation’s 250th anniversary seemingly backfired.

Trump said his predecessors had let the pool turn an algae-stained green and that he’d line it with “American flag blue” so it better reflected the Washington Monument. But after the new pool was unveiled, its blue tinge quickly became a familiar green. Workers treated it with chemicals to kill the algae, but then the painted blue lining on the bottom began to peel.

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[+] -37 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Imagine your white privilege (assuming this guy is white) not protecting you from dipping your hand into what Trump imagined to be a literal pool.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Why do you assume he’s white?

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