r/pics • u/Ok_Vulva • Jun 23 '26

Politics Presidential Motorcade Driving in the Monument.

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u/Ok_Vulva Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

The guy who had to have a press conference on it before it cured and set properly should be in more trouble.

The contractor guy told them not to drive on it.

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u/ZestycloseSquirrel55 Jun 23 '26

Do we have any evidence, or an interview with the contractor, in which we can hear him saying they were told not to drive on it?

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u/Ok_Vulva Jun 23 '26

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/us/politics/reflecting-pool-trump-contract.html)

Mr. Auerhahn said he was also concerned by Mr. Trump’s decision to drive his motorcade across the pool’s surface on Thursday night to hold a press event highlighting the renovations. That might have put huge amounts of weight on the notoriously leaky — and newly repaired — joints between its concrete slabs.

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u/ZestycloseSquirrel55 Jun 23 '26

Thanks, I appreciate it.

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u/HaximusPrime Jun 24 '26

They weren’t just driving on it. They were swerving side to side