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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,885 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 02:35 PM 6 hrs ago

Real Pool Firm Reveals What They Told Trump About His Scheme

President Donald Trump bragged endlessly about the 'American Flag Blue' color of the Reflecting Pool, and the speed with which the renovation took place, but a new report claims it is those two things that may have doomed the project from the start.

The company that carried out extensive repairs to the Reflecting Pool in 2010 turned down Trump's renovation, CNN reported on Friday.

New Jersey-based Sika Corporation reportedly balked at the requirements that the work be completed by July 4 and that the bottom of the pool be blue.

Two employees with Sika Corporation, who spoke on the condition they not be identified, said both demands made the job "unfeasible," the network said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/real-pool-firm-reveals-told-204349852.html

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Real Pool Firm Reveals What They Told Trump About His Scheme (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago OP
But nobody knows algae better than Trump. kentuck 5 hrs ago #1
Because of his *high intellect he knows everything about everything. *sarcasm. efhmc 5 hrs ago #2
Algae? malaise 4 hrs ago #3
Sika is huge company ornotna 4 hrs ago #4
They make pretty good products IMO canetoad 4 hrs ago #5
trumpers don't care mountain grammy 4 hrs ago #6
There were obviously LilElf70 3 hrs ago #7

canetoad

(21,218 posts)
5. They make pretty good products IMO
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:58 PM
4 hrs ago

We have them here in Oz. I find them reliable and reasonably priced.

mountain grammy

(29,415 posts)
6. trumpers don't care
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:01 PM
4 hrs ago

maga doesn't care.. 45,000 at his idiotic stupidfest.. I know, it was waaaay less than that, but the blabber comes from the desk of the president of the United States and they're just happier than shit that it's their guy, a felon and/or a pervert, certainly a racist, just like them.

LilElf70

(1,717 posts)
7. There were obviously
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:17 PM
3 hrs ago

unrealistic expectations.

That's the difference between professional and amateur companies.

And the "Art of the deal" m***n decided to go with amateurs.

Gee, I wonder if they ever got paid? Not like it really matters.

This has been a total failure, and he now wants to tag it to innocent people, that had nothing to do with the poor installation.

This is unbelievable.

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