I love how Donald trump is a bad business guy and always fails (upward it seems...sigh). I have to laugh, though, when he even fails at painting concrete. This is a kindergarten level skill we're talking about here. Is there nothing he can do?
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Can I ask why they are painting the floor blue?
Embezzlement.
Trump wanted to give 10+ mil taxpayer money to a crony. Wouldn't be surprised if he gets a little taste himself, or gets some work comped on his properties. There is also probably an aspect of reminding people he existed years down the road when he's dead, because he is a narcissist.
It certainly isn't because it is a good idea.
If the Reds ever get fucked off Mount Olympus, this orange kid-diddler will definitely be remembered. The same way people like Hitler and Pol Pot are remembered
Fuck you, that's why.
~DJT
America
The real news is that was a Trump's choice contractor that would do the job for $1.8 million but the cost got to around $13 million..
Oh come on, it's just $18 million. I mean, seriously, could you find someone to do it cheaper than $25 million?? If you ask me, $40 million is an absolute steal.
Someone should go paint: " TRUMP-EPSTEIN (TM) " in bright white on blue.
So much beauty coming out of America these days........
I've seen.photo of another angle of this road and the town it's in appeared to be very picturesque and green.
Well at least the hotel had a pool.
From a technical sense, its dark blue, which will basically absorb all light except blue. Water should absorb blue pretty good. So you'll have a nice water evaporator. It's good for the sinuses.
Isn't DC already super humid all the time anyway?
Super saturation! Let's aim higher!
It’s saturation like no one’s ever seen
Thats awful. Can't beleive you guys are just letting that man trash your country.
But he's our Lord and savior /s
No bid contract to a friend of Trump's in the hotel pool industry. The idea stemmed from Trump seeing the park service scrape algae off the top because of ongoing filtration issues. That's it. He just wants to hide the algae. It's so dumb, and as far as I understand it, pool paint is nearly impossible to remove.
Hey did you know that darker colors reflect less sunlight? They turn a substantial portion of light into heat; I wonder if that will affect the algae. I also wonder how he ever thought something on the bottom of the pool was supposed to hide the surface. That's not how occlusion works.
I'm surprised he didn't paint it a gaudy fake gold tbh
how he ever thought
I think you got your answer right there
You’re trying to rationalize the mind of a literal anus. Quit while you’re ahead
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Does this imply Trump actually paid one of his pool contractors for work rendered enough times for them to be on friendly terms? Honestly surprising.
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Fun fact: Two different Captain Americas jogged around the reflecting pool.
From what I understand, his Arc de Trump (seriously, that's what it's called), is going to be located between the pool and the Washington Monument, and will be TALLER than the the Washington Monument. He's making sure it gets a nice reflection.
Lovely.
Small penis energy from dumpy
No, it will be on the VA side of the river, and shorter than Washington, but still tall enough to create a hazard to the flight path into national airport. FAA, don’t fail us. 🙏
I wonder what will become of all these garish monuments he leaves behind once history correctly sees him as neo-Hitler?
I'm hoping someone takes it upon themselves to have them torn down after his reign. State sanctioned or otherwise.
Honestly I don't mind these super public vanity projects because it will make it impossible for the Grand Ole Pedophiles to wash the stink of Trump off them after he is gone. Like imagine interviews where they tell TMZ we aren't the party of Trump with his stupid fucking arch in the background.
We should pass a law that it is illegal to name anything after him, or build any monument to him. How many statues of Hitler are there in Germany?
Interestingly, there never were any statues of Hitler in Germany, even when he was in power. Lots of portraits and busts, though.
oh dude, literally the previous post i was on. synchronicity.
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My favourite? The overspray. Really classes up the national monument. Chef's kiss.
Getting paid millions of dollars to paint something and not bothering to do prep work: Priceless
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The reflecting pool on the National Mall is shallow pool / fountain that's there to look neat. It's not intended for swimming. It's an iconic landmark that connects the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Memorial. It's been featured in all kinds of media, films, and TV for decades. Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech was there.
Trump decided that the reflecting pool needed to be painted blue like some kinds of swimming pools. He caused the government to hire "a guy he knows" without putting the contract out for normal competitive bidding.
Also, I think they're painting directly on to granite, not concrete.
There's also this shot of the President driving his motorcade of several multi-ton vehicles directly on top of the granite pool.
Because I'm an insufferable pedant sometimes: MLK's speech was on the Lincoln Memorial steps (they have brass replicas of his foot prints on the very spot). The crowd was gathered in front of those steps and the crowd stretched back alongside the edges of the pool.
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So we have the Epstein pedo party ballroom, and now we have the Epstein pedo party pool.
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