UPDATE: Now We Know: The Reflecting Pool Reflects TDS – Issues & Insights
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| Branco toon added by TD |
. . . "USA Today said that “When water began to trickle back into the pool on Thursday, it was evident the pool did not resemble a swimming pool, (but) once again showed reflections of the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial in both directions.”So, naturally, the complaints have shifted to the $13 million price tag.
Of course, left unsaid is that the Obama administration spent $34 million and two years refurbishing the pool (which, by the way, included a new, tinted bottom – try to find any story freaking out about that), only to see it quickly overcome with algae and continue to leak.
This is how it goes. Trump does something. Everyone freaks out. The results don’t justify the panic. The TDS brigade moves onto the next freak-out." . . .
Mike McDaniel "Democrats have a nasty habit. Actually, they have plenty of nasty habits, but this one is enduring. They use imagery to deceive. They’ll take photos of a mostly empty arena or an outdoor gathering and announce a Republican event—particularly a Trump event--was poorly attended. The photo was taken hours before the event began, but they leave that out.
"The Democrat media reproduce images of supposed war crimes by Israel or America, provided by our enemies, without bothering to investigate first, and when we point out they’re faked and/or staged, never apologize, or they print a retraction long after the fact and as quietly as possible.
More recently, they’ve represented photos of the wing of the White House, including the new ballroom, under construction and implied it is the finished product or is indicative of some disaster.
" They’re up to it again. This time it’s The Washington Post—what a surprise—claiming Trump’s wildly successful renovation of the Reflecting Pool looks little different than the algae-choked, green and brown, malodorous, badly leaking, refuse-strewn swamp of the Obama and Biden past:
The Washington Post faced backlash, including from the Trump administration, after suggesting that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "looks almost the same" following President Donald Trump's renovations:
Update: Speaking of Trump and the nation's Capital:
Doug Ross @ Journal: Trashing the Lincoln Bedroom "Over the course of Bill Clinton's administration, the Lincoln Bedroom was rented to 831 different people. That total does not include the Clintons' relatives or their guests (of which there were 35); nor does it include daughter Chelsea's guests (72).
"Not only did Bill Clinton's heaviest donors rent the room, but CNN reported a little remembered controversy in September 2000: that Hillary Rodham Clinton was rewarding donors to her Senate campaign with stays in the Bedroom. While the Clintons insisted that there was no connection between Senate campaign donations and guest stays, they also could not dispute that about a quarter of those staying had contributed to Hillary's Senate coffers" . . .
More on the Clintons so-called thievery "Fast Fact: Hillary Clinton took 900 pieces of furniture, artwork & items valued at more than $400,000 when the Clintons left the White House, even though federal guidelines strictly prohibit removing official White House assets. "As the Clintons left the White House following Bill Clinton’s presidency, they took the $400,000 in White House property to their new home in New York." . . .
"While the Clintons said the alleged theft was due to ‘clerical errors’ in gift logs, it damaged their public image with critics saying they allegedly stole taxpayer-funded assets."
Meanwhile President Trump has gifted the Presidency with millions: Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $400 million build | Fortune
. . . "The ballroom project has taken on new urgency for Trump and his allies after after a suspect allegedly attempted to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, which they have pointed to as evidence that presidents need a secure venue for large events on White House grounds.
"'What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. “This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House. It cannot be built fast enough!”
"The Justice Department also cited the incident as it pressed the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit challenging the project. In a Sunday letter posted by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate wrote that “when the White House ballroom is complete, President Trump and his successors will no longer need to venture beyond the safety of the White House perimeter to attend large gatherings at the Washington Hilton.” The department later filed a court motion asking a judge to reconsider a lower-court pause on construction." . . .
Trump adds gold accents to Oval Office at his own personal expense
"The gold details added to the Oval Office come as Trump undertakes broader renovations across the White House grounds." Meanwhile in Chicago: Obama fails to pay the help - American Thinker "After building an ugly, overprice, monstrosity marring the design of a famous Chicago park, anybody surprised to learn that the Obama Presidential Center has failed to pay the help? "Multiple little-guy contractors have told Fox News that they've been stiffed on the payments for their goods and services." . . .
