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Miles Archer

(24,552 posts)
Fri May 29, 2026, 12:16 PM 19 hrs ago

Doug Burgum explains why the $13 MILLION reflecting pool is LEAKING: "OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA"

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum lashed out at claims that the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial was already leaking as the Trump administration scrambled to finish the $13.1 million renovations in time for the Fourth of July.

The massive pool spanning more than 2,000 feet has had leaks for decades. President Donald Trump has vowed to fix it while bragging about other pools he’s built.

But according to documents reviewed by the New York Times, the contractor’s effort to seal the gaps failed in two trials earlier this month, leaving the Park Service and the company rushing to come up with a fix.

“The expansion joints installed under Obama, who wasted millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars, have catastrophically failed, leaking 16 MILLION GALLONS of water per YEAR and costing hard-working taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars,” he continued.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-melts-down-over-trumps-reflecting-pool-leaks/

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Doug Burgum explains why the $13 MILLION reflecting pool is LEAKING: "OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA OBAMA" (Original Post) Miles Archer 19 hrs ago OP
Trump's caravan drove over it and cracked it in several places.... kentuck 19 hrs ago #1
Yes the presidential motorcade of 10+ vehicles drove across the reflecting pool basin. magicarpet 18 hrs ago #5
THIS orangecrush 16 hrs ago #8
I support Obama. gab13by13 18 hrs ago #2
You can fix leaks without making the thing look like it belongs at a beach club. Vinca 18 hrs ago #3
I do wish that Obama and Biden would reply now and then RussBLib 18 hrs ago #4
These attacks are so ridiculous...they do not need a response. Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #7
It's not right for the article... lame54 16 hrs ago #9
Burgum pops his head out from his gopher hole oasis 18 hrs ago #6
LOL the golden Trump touch Johonny 16 hrs ago #10

kentuck

(115,714 posts)
1. Trump's caravan drove over it and cracked it in several places....
Fri May 29, 2026, 12:17 PM
19 hrs ago

...would be my guess?

I seem to recall that photo.

magicarpet

(19,477 posts)
5. Yes the presidential motorcade of 10+ vehicles drove across the reflecting pool basin.
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:08 PM
18 hrs ago

That weight must have caused damage and additional cracks.

https://youtube.com/shorts/z42C5zT7DMs?si=JFOQ7NI1KJHK3Q1P

RussBLib

(10,776 posts)
4. I do wish that Obama and Biden would reply now and then
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:02 PM
18 hrs ago

We constantly hear Trump and his ass-kissers blame Obama and/or Biden for practically everything, but rarely do we hear any pushback from either of them. Dem congresscritters occasionally respond, but that’s not the same as hearing Obama or Biden themselves. If you leave spurious charges uncontested, people start to believe the lies.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1


Deuxcents

(27,816 posts)
7. These attacks are so ridiculous...they do not need a response.
Fri May 29, 2026, 02:46 PM
17 hrs ago

The cult will believe them but the rest of us know his blame game tactics

lame54

(40,197 posts)
9. It's not right for the article...
Fri May 29, 2026, 03:16 PM
16 hrs ago

To quote Trump then not verify if it's true or not
Sure Trump lies constantly but leaving it there without response gives it credibility

oasis

(54,081 posts)
6. Burgum pops his head out from his gopher hole
Fri May 29, 2026, 01:12 PM
18 hrs ago

for a lame attempt to distract blame from Trump’s wasteful vanity project.

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