And just like that, an antique meme gets new life!

And just like that, an antique meme gets new life!

This guy has Obama Derangement Syndrome.
Do these people not understand that algae tends to grow in water unless the water is treated? For most previous administrations, this would be a rhetorical question, but in this case I’m honestly not sure.
Maybe we can fill the reflecting pool with Brawndo.
It also happened in 2012 when the 2 year renovation was completed by Obama and it was pretty bad. I did check to make sure that was true but anyways the algae isn't that abnormal of an occurrence after work was done to it.
What is abnormal is how much focus has been placed on some algae and not the blatantly obvious grift of the taxpayer through the no bid contract that ballooned in cost. Yeah, fuck the algae and it does stem from some mismanagement - that will get cleaned up in the next week or so - but the real story is the disgusting level of corruption.
I just can't get over how wantonly, cartoonishly, absurd "is this even real life" levels of corruption the Trump administration has right now. I mean ... Fuck ... Carter gave up his peanut farm and now we're here?
What is happening to this nation in its 250th year is so ... Only older cringe AF millennials should see this so avert your eyes if you aren't one... >!... So so sooooooo retarded.!<
Obama was last president a decade ago
And that's why the reflecting pool was never painted pool-bottom blue, you fucking Orange
Obama hasn't been president for a decade. This is so stupid I feel like my brain cells are committing suicide.
American families are struggling, the millennial generation may never get to participate in the American dream, and THIS is what their President feels needs his attention?
Not only that, but he fucked it up. He spent attention on it and made it worse than it was before. He's a talented fuckup
See also Iran, his cancelled "Freedom 250" concert, some bankrupt casinos, and pretty much everything else he ever did. And never forget Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
The Four Seasons Total Landscaping is my favourite fuck up of all time. The fact that they still held the press conference there and tried to pass it off as if it was planned is just hilarious! Best representation of the clown show going on over there. It's just a shame they're also fucking evil.
Incredible, just few hours ago I read a sarcastic piece how Trump will blame this mess on Obama. And now he did it for real.
Nothing new, but this orange piece of shit is the bigest joke the human race has ever brought up. And americans voted him into office..... TWICE. 10 facepalms a second are not enough for this epic failure....
I eat the Onion every damn time now because it's literally the same headlines as the actual news.
They probably spent $100 on that and pocketed the millions. Corrupt as fuck.
Oh, absolutely. This is a classic real estate development kickback scheme, which is Trump's Bread & Butter. Why do you think he went on such a tear, renovating the pool, the ballroom, the Kennedy Center, the Arch, etc.? It allows him to hand pick his contractor, so he can choose a guy whom he knows will play ball.
He NEVER accepts responsibility for anything. It is truly amazing.
Edit: ...for anything BAD.
That's literally what narcissism is. The circuitry in your brain that is responsible for feeling shame and guilt and finding fault within yourself just doesn't exist in an affected brain. The idea that something negative that happened could be his fault is like you trying to understand how 2+2 could possibly equal 5. It doesn't even cross your mind as a thing that's worth considering as a possibility.
Let's make it a true reflecting pool and fill it with mercury. I don't know how that could go wrong.
Look, I know a lot of people will find this absurd cause Trump blames people for his failings all the time. But did anyone consider that Obama could have been there with a fleet of dump trucks pouring algae into the water in the middle of the night? He could be the next Banksy because he's so good at covert missions! Wait, let's make him our next super-spy (American James Bond). Also, he stole some jewels[0].
"Advanced nanobubbler technology"? That's what they're calling hydrogen peroxide now?
Wasn't he going to drain the swamp, not build one?
It's a sign of a weak man, to never admit ones mistakes while constantly blaming others...
Weak man with small hands.
Oh and also a pedophile. Not related to the pool, just stating the facts, so we don't forget. Pedophile with nuclear codes.
It was painted for maximum algae growth. they could also install ozone generators and pumps to mitigate the algae growth. I don't know if it already has any pumping to maintain the movement of the water.
Obama did install ozone generators in 2012.
More info on the renovation.
Prior to the 2010-2012 renovations, it was filled with municipal water, and leaked 500,000 gallons a week, it lacked significant plumbing systems, and had to be drained twice a year and cleaned. It used about 30 million gallons of treated drinking water a year. It also lacked key accessibility features, like paved paths around the pool.
The renovations cost upwards of $34 million. They got the pool off of municipal water and connected it to the tidal basin. They made the pool shallower to use less water, and painted the bottom of the pool a darker color to enhance its ability to reflect the monument.
They didn’t manage to fix all the leaks but who cares when the water comes from the tidal basin that it leaks back into?
I think Trump is doing this to try to step on Obama’s accomplishments while giving hand outs (no bid contracts) to cronies.
It did not need to be done. He’s just an asshole.
They have about 2 weeks (until July 4th) to fix the algae, afterwards Trump couldn’t care less about the pool. It’s likely that Congress will have to step in or it’ll get kicked down the road for the next president to deal with.
Classic narcissistic bullshit. When you cause a problem, blame literally anyone else and never accept responsibility since only weak men do that.
/s (please for the love of god I hope that wasn't needed)
Thaaanks Obama...
Did they turn off the algae treatment system Obama installed?!?
They tore it all out.
This is fucking trump in a nutshell. Cares about appearances and looks while everyone in the country can’t afford rent and food.
According to data found online about controlling alge in pools with H2O2, they'd need 1800 gallons of H2O2 to treat the reflecting pool.
Here's one:

This is what happens when you let the customer decide on the solution instead of the requirements.
$14 million to expand the Swamp. Algae produces oxygen, leave it alone MAGA morons.
I used to be into aquariums, and now I'm wondering how big a plecostomus could grow if released into a tank of that size?
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