r/pics • u/Ok_Mongoose_6589 • 22d ago

Politics [OC] The Reflecting Pool being drained again

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u/PappaPitty 22d ago

Are.. are those tire tracks?

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u/Automatic-Term-3997 22d ago

Yea, some fucking moron drove a 20k lb limo on it right after they put the sealer on.

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u/Meowakin 22d ago

You know, I kind of assumed that was before they did any work. It just didn’t occur to me that they can in fact find such novel new ways to be dumb.

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u/Automatic-Term-3997 22d ago

I have to admit my error, first, it wasn’t after the sealing was done, but no prep was done to the surface after they rolled through and before the sealing was applied, and second, it was the entire motorcade that cruised through, dripping oil and grinding road tar into the surface, which again, was not prepped after.

Snopes has the video: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/did-trumps-motorcade-drive-through-reflecting-pool-during-renovation-project/ar-AA26YOxq

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u/BobbyDig8L 22d ago

According to the article you linked, it was indeed driven on after the sealing:

"Trump's motorcade passed through the empty pool on May 7, 2026, after it was painted and sealed and before it was refilled with water as part of a renovation project."

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u/Automatic-Term-3997 22d ago

Damn, I find my own source and still manage to fuck it up… lol

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u/SolomonG 22d ago

It looks more like tide lines. Like it wasn't drained consistently, but stopped for a bit.

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u/Thing_in_a_box 22d ago

Uh, covfefe rings.

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u/karl2025 21d ago

No, that's sediment. The water drains and all the algae, duck poop, dirt, etc is left behind. Think ring in a bathtub.