cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/55152105
Donald Trump Calls Out 'Vandalism' Amid Reflecting Pool Algae Bloom, Peeling Floor
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-reflecting-pool-algae-vandalism-peeling-floor-12098491
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-reflecting-pool-algae-vandalism-peeling-floor-12098491
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/55152105
10 Comments
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 17 pts · 47d
I mean he is absolutely right about it being vandalized.
He was the one who vandalized it.
wrinkledoo@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 47d
Suspect at large, looks like he smashed his face against a plate of spaghetti and people are saying he's in the bestest health possible.
smaximov@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 46d
Thanks, Obama!
Quexotic@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 46d
The funniest thing about this is that this has been a long and persistent problem just because of the nature of the reflecting pool and how it works, and Trump just thought that he would be able to paint it and throw some water in it and be done, and so he declared victory, not realizing that lowest bidder was not going to solve it this time.
Too bad all the experts were fired.
🍊 🤡
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 45d
It wasn't the lowest bidder. It was brought outside of the normal contract process and issued sole source to one of his buddies under a "unusual and compelling urgency".
If they actually did the normal contracting process, they probably would of gotten a half dozen bids for a few hundred k for the job that was done and a handful of other proposals in the tens millions saying your SOW is stupid instead we propose to line the entire thing in copper sheeting for $11M or we propose to install a giant pool filtration system for $6M, which we will service for $500k per year of this contract, or some other hair brained proposal.
Quexotic@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 43d
Oh yeah! Thanks, I'd forgotten it was a kickback... I mean, I'm assuming it was. Kinda smells like it.
I thought 14m was spent. No matter. You're right for sure!
Bohne93@feddit.org · 4 pts · 47d
Biden! 🤬😡😤
Quexotic@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 46d
Lol.
QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 46d
Misread that as "Peeing floor" and thought people were peeing in the floor of the reflecting pool
UpperBroccoli@feddit.org · 3 pts · 45d
Donald Dumb.