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[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Judging by the picture which is already days old….its a bit late now. The work done.

I believe there was genuine repairs to be done, now wether the pool guy is qualified is a different question.

[–] FrankFrankson@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They painted the bottom blue.....like a swimming pool. The pool is supposed to reflect the Washington Monument and/or the Lincoln Memorial not be a big blue batch of water.

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago

I genuinely thought it was called that because you went there to reflect upon matters / yourself. Didn't know it was literal.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

"I am 'ere ... to clean ze pool!"

5th-graders: "Mr Trump, get out of our classroom!"

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

“I’m here to distract from…i mean fix the pool?”

[–] finley@lemmy.zip 80 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Let me know when someone finally fucking kills that asshole

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 44 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I think a coronary has a higher chance than these staged assassinations.

[–] RedWeasel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

All you need is a sizable “donation” to get to meet the dumbass. He is nearly 80. pretty easy to cause a “fall”.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 17 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago

"Shots will be fired!"

~ Karoline Leavitt

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 30 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Unless you take down the billionaires backing him, that'll only be a short reprieve

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 20 points 11 hours ago

Just knowing that I'd never need to hear him speak again would be a huge win for me at this point.

[–] finley@lemmy.zip 31 points 13 hours ago

I’ll take what I can get

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, it seems the left never passed rifle-quals.

[–] Catgrass@lemmy.world 27 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Have any of the attempts been carried out by a leftist? Pretty sure they've all been lolbertarians and groypers.

[–] ImADifferentBird@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently the last guy, at the WHCD, was a leftie. He seems to be the first though.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

He sounded more like a moderate who’d finally had too much. But I could be wrong. Also considering how far right the center has moved, he could be left of center and still be what we’re all used to call conservative.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 38 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

JFC. This clown has zero class. Everything he does is just so fucking tacky.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 4 points 4 hours ago

Money can't buy you class

Elegance is leeeeaaaaarrrrrnnneeeeddddd

https://youtu.be/9TqlDQSZV04

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Let ms guess: he wants the pond to be golden?

Dude, we don't allow urination in the reflection pond. We don't jive with your strange obsession with piss colored things

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

He's making it look like a cheap hotel pool

[–] brem@lemmy.world 26 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Okay, but if it's not blue... then how are we gonna get all those sweet "90's style rap-video pics" of 'Forrest Gump' riding 'Jennie' like a jet-ski on "The Trumpflection Pool: Brought to you by The Four Seasons Dildos"?

[–] HocEnimVeni@lemmy.world 20 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I dunno how you stop batin long enough to spell all those words. Do you wanna go to Starbucks?

[–] brem@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

Starbucks!?! We don't have time for handjobs right now, we have an entire pile of stuff & thangs to save!

[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago

More gold...

[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

He just wanted it drained to find the Control Safe Room entrance

[–] desiccated_event@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

To the reflecting pool? Yes.

[–] BehindetheClouds@reddthat.com 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I thought he meant the insanity.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 5 points 8 hours ago

Remains to be determined.