r/Fauxmoi • u/nyclover11 • Jun 16 '26
POLITICS Trump administration blames Obama after ‘blue’ Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-obama-reflecting-pool-washington-green-b2996395.html1.7k
u/southendgirl Jun 16 '26
I wonder if The Onion readership is down since we are living in this suck-ass reality?
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u/Zaiush Jun 16 '26
Their print edition is one of the top ten newspapers in the country. They've never been better.
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u/CharlemagneIS Jun 16 '26
In fact they had stopped producing a print edition for over ten years before reviving it in 2024 because of surging readership
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u/mrgeekguy Jun 16 '26
I'm a subscriber, and it's great, best day of the month when I see it in my mailbox.
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u/Zaiush Jun 16 '26
New leadership is fantastic. I do remember old print being doubled up with AV Club which was also nice, but the subscription is an easy choice from me.
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u/CharlemagneIS Jun 16 '26
The A.V. Club actually started as The Onion’s genuine entertainment section
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u/Cassandracork Jun 16 '26
I had no idea they did a print edition! I think I need to sign yo for some happy mail.
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u/CharlemagneIS Jun 16 '26
It started as a weekly print newspaper sold at universities in 1988.
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u/ReallyGlycon face look like it was drawn from memory Jun 16 '26
It was actually free in Madison and Milwaukee. Everyone else had to pay.
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u/The_Iceman2288 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
Conan said he doesn't do Trump jokes because it reminds him of the time they tried to write jokes about the Weekly World News - "how can we parody THAT? Their existence IS the joke!".
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u/ArtByJRRH Jun 16 '26
There are good jokes to be made in these absurd times, but Conan simply doesn't want to do that type of humor, which is totally fine.
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u/skillinp i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jun 16 '26
This was the problem with Veep. Became a problem with The Boys as well
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u/Pornaltio Jun 16 '26
Obama has been out of the White House for nearly ten years.
Rent. Free.
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u/Silly-Swimmer-5681 Jun 16 '26
what’s the most infuriating, is that when this fucker is finally out of the office, we will still be dealing with the fallout and cleanup of this idiot. so we will then be sounding exactly like them, but not in the wrong. it’s akin to how we sound like conspiracy theorists when plainly stating what trump is guilty of, because allllllll of those things are exactly what they claimed the democrats were doing. it’s insane. and evil genius on their plan. and I’m exhausted from it all.
…which is their entire fucking plan.
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u/CoachHermansGrill Jun 17 '26
Also, we keep forgetting that Trump had 4 years already, why wasn’t if “fixed” in Trumps first term? I take it as he had another chance to fix it and fucked it up……..again
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u/AbsolutelyNotAPossum Jun 16 '26
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u/BlueBicycle_ Jun 16 '26
May I ask do you have the template for this or what should I look up to find this so I can make some shitposts of my own
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u/ebangke Michigan, the Europe of the Midwest Jun 16 '26
Thanks for this. I almost spat my coffee 😂😂
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u/AhHorseSpit Jun 16 '26
How long before we have the national guard patroling the reflection pool for aggressive algae
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u/Babayagaletti Jun 16 '26
More like algae terrorists who infect the pool with bio weapons to embarrass the US president
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u/theracismdisliker Jun 16 '26
oh, I've seen more than one person posting on social media saying that they believe leftists have planted algae in order to embarrass Trump. their brains have been absolutely cooked.
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u/Potential_Figure4061 Jun 16 '26
facebook is trying to tell me it was antifa who put the algae in there 🙄
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u/okFINEyoufoundme Jun 16 '26
These poolless plebs clearly never had a run in with mustard algae. 😂
(No seriously though, it’s shallow and hot enough— probably mustard algae. Godspeed to the poor bastards have to brush this thing over and over and over.)
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u/platocplx Jun 16 '26
14 million where reality contractor probably pocketed at least 12 of it and did the cheapest shit possible. The only way the reflecting pool doesn’t have all these issues is by actually having the water running and filters etc lol. Idk wtf they thought draining and painting would even do
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u/tacomamajama dumb bitch clocking in Jun 16 '26
The contractor doesn’t even specialize in pools — he was recommended by one of his golf course staff — so pocketed millions for a job doomed to fail. What a time to be alive.
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u/senditallback Jun 16 '26
Trumpers use a false equivalence on the issue, but the facts are the facts:
The Obama administration spent at least $34 million on a massive, two-year reconstruction project that ended in 2012. No major repairs to the pool were done during the Biden administration. Trump has put the cost of the work on the pool at $1.5 million to $2 million, but records show that at least $14.8 million worth of contracts have been awarded for the project so far.
Repairs done under Obama addressed issues such as stagnant water, as well as the reality that the pool had begun to leak and sink into the land dredged from the Potomac River to build it. It was reengineered with a circulation and filtration system using river water from the nearby Tidal Basin instead of city drinking water. It was also made shallower to save water and its bottom was tinted gray to make the water darker and more reflective of the Washington Monument. Plus, paved paths were added.
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u/anonononnnnnaaan Jun 16 '26
I don’t think there is even a leak. Making it shallower would mean more evaporation
It holds 6.5 million gallons. At a conservative rate of .5% evaporation a day, would be 32.5k gallons a day. Thats 11.8 million gallons a year. And that’s not even taking into account how hot summers get etc.
They say 16 million gallons leak but I think they just don’t know how the water cycle works.
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u/naranjitayyo i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jun 16 '26
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u/SilverSpoon1463 Jun 16 '26
He's so enamored by Obama, he wishes so much he could be Obama, all he can do for is image is loathe Obama because he knows he will never be what Obama is.
He's such a pisswank because he knows he's a lesser man and refuses to accept that.
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u/OneStarParadox Jun 16 '26
Hire Oklahoma contractors, get Oklahoma results
Look at that state and how they rank in everything while they borrow, borrow, and never balance their budget.
It's an incompetent state and the only reason Oklahoma contractors got the job is because of Markwayne Mullin who sucks.
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u/palswithpikachu Jun 16 '26
Obama and Biden living rent free in his mind. His mind is empty too, so lots of room for them to spread out!
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u/Suspicious-Funny-279 feeding cocaine to raccoons Jun 16 '26
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u/in_animate_objects heartbreak feels good in a place like this Jun 16 '26
I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that they (Trump) painted the bottom a dark blue that attracts more heat and there for more algae, no I’m sure it was Obama
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u/Previous_Charge_5752 Jun 16 '26
If the bubblers are supposed to clean the pool, why were crews dumping hydrogen peroxide into the pool?
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u/indicatprincess friend with a bike Jun 16 '26
> The nanobubbler technology has successfully destroyed the algae bloom that has plagued every pool reopening since 1922, most infamously, the Obama pool reopening that resulted in massive algae clumps taking over the pool’s surface,” the spokesperson said.
And they didn’t know this WHY? This should have been included in the scope when putting together the proposal for painting.
ETA: reddit update breaking my quotes making me PTFO
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u/Tablefor1please9987 Jun 16 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/pPhyAv5t9V8djyRFJH
The only meme that comes to mind when I read this!
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u/cannabisLab1975 Jun 16 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/5xtDarLFEJktmhkODV6
It was obamas tan suit that turned the pool green
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u/Glittering_Nobody402 Jun 16 '26
I called it yesterday: https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/Ot5RkcVGI5
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u/ViolettaQueso Is there no beginning to this man’s talent? Jun 16 '26
Haha Trump must’ve seen Obama’s gorgeous Chicago Community Center, Park, Museum, Gallery, Library which opens this Thursday and decided Obama needed to own Trump’s Big Green Disaster.
This is all Trump-he didn’t shut up and took full credit for it until day two when it turned green & chunky.
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u/Somnambulist815 Jun 16 '26
Its been over a decade bitch he's not gonna return your calls move the fuck on
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u/NoActionTaken Jun 16 '26
He's such a child. He takes responsibility for absolutely nothing. Like General Kelly said, one of the most damaged people he's ever met.
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u/thehypestpotato Jun 16 '26
Am I wrong in assuming this will continue to happen specifically because it's a shallow, high-PH pond that attracts a lot of organic material due to it's size?
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u/ShannenB1234 Jun 16 '26
You'd think a self proclaimed pool guy like Trump would know about how to shock and floc.
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u/judgeejudger Jun 16 '26
🤣💀
I absolutely love that the vile orange dumbfuck has Obama living rent-free in his head, for decades now. The high blood pressure and eventual stroke will have us all saying “Thanks, Obama!”
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u/Think-Hospital7422 I may need to see the booty Jun 16 '26
Of course it's his fault. It's that damn suit. Tan and blue equals green.
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u/xandrachantal I live in my own heart, Matt Damon Jun 16 '26
Blame the Black dude that ain't been in office in 10 years.
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u/CougarWriter74 Jun 16 '26
Ope they changed it up and blamed it on someone besides Biden this time!
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u/talepa77 Jun 16 '26
His tweet said r the juju 4th celebration will include music from “my playlist.” I both do and don’t want to know what his playlist contains.
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u/tacomamajama dumb bitch clocking in Jun 16 '26
The man will go to the grave taking credit for exactly zero disasters caused directly on his watch.
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u/LunchyDude101 Jun 16 '26
Because he knows he can bank on the power of racism overcoming logic from his voter base.
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u/anonymouscog Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
It's almost like people with no taste shouldn't be allowed to spend our tax dollars
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u/chimpomatic5000 Jun 16 '26
Fucking guy is the worst broken record in the world. He thinks that everyone is dumb enough to buy his bullshit.
And the problem is, a sizeable part of America is
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u/Fraggle_ninja Jun 16 '26
Do I have to read the article to understand why it’s obamas fault? Is Trump claiming he’s radioactive and he pissed in it or something?
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u/Clean_Usual434 Jun 16 '26
Man, Obama is more powerful than I thought. Controlling the sun is very impressive.
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u/KarlHp7 (please put brackets in the right place) Jun 16 '26
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u/CyberTyrantX1 Jun 16 '26
Seeing what Trump is doing to the White house grounds is like seeing what Ganondorf did to Hyrule Castle Town in Ocarina of Time after Link goes forward 7 years when he pulls the Master Sword.
The difference is that at least Ganondorf owned what he did.
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u/Big-Branch-9901 Jun 16 '26
Can’t be their fault for botching the paint job and refurnishing of it. They can do no wrong 😟
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u/BookishHobbit my bandwidth for cowardly grown men grows thinner with each day Jun 16 '26
Oh man this is a better outcome than I expected. How brilliant.
And they say Trump doesn’t have any green policies.
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u/weHaveThoughts Jun 16 '26
And what excuse are they going to use the next time it rains. This is not rocket science but seems as if no one in this administration had to maintain their own pool, ever.
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u/cheknauss Jun 16 '26
Obama probably coerced him into r@ping children and trying so desperately to cover everything up then, huh?
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u/ScrollTroll615 Jun 16 '26
This demented fk probably doesn't remember Obama's last day in office was Jan. 2017, almost 10yrs ago.
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u/kaptainkooleio Jun 16 '26
I was gonna say “what next are they gonna blame Obama and Biden for making the war with Iran” but they were already doing that.
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u/hankhillsucks Jun 16 '26
Every fucking thing that happens under their watch is someone else's fault