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riversedge

(82,116 posts)
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:38 AM 7 hrs ago

BREAKING: New footage emerged of VANDALS driving their SUVs on the newly finished pond sealant, effectively ruining it!

The weight of all those cars most likely did do some damage!! IMHO.

BREAKING:

New footage emerged of VANDALS driving their SUVs on the newly finished pond sealant, effectively ruining it!


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BREAKING: New footage emerged of VANDALS driving their SUVs on the newly finished pond sealant, effectively ruining it! (Original Post) riversedge 7 hrs ago OP
Don't they look ridiculous... displacedvermoter 7 hrs ago #1
They did then but especially now underpants 7 hrs ago #8
Arrest the one wearing bronzer make-up and yellow Clairol. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #2
The vandals' ringleader... sop 7 hrs ago #5
Destroying all we hold dear, especially... Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #7
That's what it takes to drive his carcass around. The Madcap 5 hrs ago #12
That's part of why his trips are so expensive Kid Berwyn 5 hrs ago #16
Kick dalton99a 7 hrs ago #3
Nah. (thanks, but there have been much more on point explanations ..) stopdiggin 7 hrs ago #4
I'm pretty sure the motorcade did at least as much damage HappyH 7 hrs ago #6
ridiculous (running in either direction) stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #9
Thought about that at the time. Aged pipes underpin the pool surface and poorly allegorical oracle 6 hrs ago #10
Is this for real??? niyad 5 hrs ago #11
Yes Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago #13
Dear Goddess, what utter insanity! niyad 5 hrs ago #14
It was never designed to hold vehicles, that's way too much weight, and they drove a caravan of armored suvs on it! Uncle Joe 5 hrs ago #17
It's A Gross Display Of Self-Aggrandizement, But.... ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #15
Pea-brained pedophile on parade Blue Owl 5 hrs ago #18
Clueless Trump and his merry band of idiots! oasis 5 hrs ago #19
Recommended H2O Man 4 hrs ago #20

underpants

(197,738 posts)
8. They did then but especially now
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 12:16 PM
7 hrs ago

Trump: LOOK WHAT I’M DOING!!
He has (seared of course) Oval Office pressers with poster board presentations.

MAGA took victory laps.

(Completely blows up in his face in new and interesting ways)

MAGA: Why us everyone talking about the Reflecting Pool?!??

Kid Berwyn

(25,441 posts)
2. Arrest the one wearing bronzer make-up and yellow Clairol.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:45 AM
7 hrs ago

He’s the pig-eyed traitor riding in the 15,000-pound-plus Beast limo with cankles.

Kid Berwyn

(25,441 posts)
16. That's part of why his trips are so expensive
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:53 PM
5 hrs ago

They need a tank hauler like a C-5 Super Galaxy to haul it and the fleet of gas guzzlers wherever he golfs or grovels.

Government Watchdog: Trump's Trips To Florida Costing Taxpayers Millions

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/05/691684859/government-watchdog-trumps-trips-to-florida-costing-taxpayers-millions

It’s OK with John Roberts, so we know it’s treason for anybody else.

stopdiggin

(15,814 posts)
4. Nah. (thanks, but there have been much more on point explanations ..)
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:46 AM
7 hrs ago

And probably at least enough wild conjecture.

(paint is not stripping, delaminating, in areas specific to where vehicles might have driven. among other things.)

HappyH

(279 posts)
6. I'm pretty sure the motorcade did at least as much damage
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 12:04 PM
7 hrs ago

as the fellow who was arrested yesterday for vandalism after touching a floating chunk of peeling paint.

stopdiggin

(15,814 posts)
9. ridiculous (running in either direction)
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 12:38 PM
6 hrs ago

But - I hadn't taken the original post as an attempt at sarcasm or satire. (and perhaps I should have)

allegorical oracle

(6,674 posts)
10. Thought about that at the time. Aged pipes underpin the pool surface and poorly
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:27 PM
6 hrs ago

supported, old pipes can break. In any event, the ride was an unnecessary display of hubris, which is par for djt.

Uncle Joe

(65,959 posts)
13. Yes
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:44 PM
5 hrs ago
By —
Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect blue coating he's adding
Politics May 8, 2026 1:42 PM EDT

(snip)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-drives-across-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-to-inspect-blue-coating-hes-adding

Uncle Joe

(65,959 posts)
17. It was never designed to hold vehicles, that's way too much weight, and they drove a caravan of armored suvs on it!
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 02:17 PM
5 hrs ago

There is no doubt this caused structural damage.

It's as Forrest Gump said, stupid is as stupid does.

ProfessorGAC

(77,638 posts)
15. It's A Gross Display Of Self-Aggrandizement, But....
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 01:52 PM
5 hrs ago

...certainly nothing to do with the pond fiasco.

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