Laughter as workers put peroxide in algae-filled Reflecting Pool': '0 scientists in admin'

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trump is not a good builder and ruined the reflecting pond. trump's attempts to fix the pond are really funny

Workers were spotted dumping hydrogen peroxide by the gallon into the Reflecting Pool days after President Donald Trump's .2 million renovation turned it green.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-06-16T14:00:26Z

https://www.rawstory.com/reflecting-pool-hydrogen-peroxide/

Workers were spotted dumping hydrogen peroxide by the gallon into the Reflecting Pool days after President Donald Trump's $14.2 million renovation turned it green.

CBS News journalist Bob Kovach was on the ground at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Tuesday morning. He posted a video of gallon jugs labeled "hydrogen peroxide" lined up at the water's edge, with workers kneeling beside them and pouring the chemical straight in. The pool, which Trump had painted "American flag blue" and refilled just 12 days ago, has since turned a mossy green.

Anonymous, an X account with 7.5 million followers, posted its own video of the scene. "'They're literally dumping hydrogen peroxide into the reflecting pool this morning,'" the account wrote.....

"'Y'all, not to be a huge nerd but for the reflecting pool you would need a minimum of about 8,000 liters of 12% hydrogen peroxide to reach the 50 parts per million concentration to kill algae,'" Dr. Michael O'Brien, a South Carolina pediatrician, wrote on X. "Is this what happens when you have 0 scientists in your administration?"

"'They are now pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the ultra-green algae-filled Reflecting Pool that Trump wasted $10m of our money on,'" commentator Brian Krassenstein piled on.

[Srkdqltr]

1. Drain it. Fill it with dirt. Plant grass and 🌳 🌲 🌴 🌳 🌲 🌴 trees. Add benches and swings. Make the space useful

Make it pretty. Put a path down the center. It will sure smell better.

[Goonch]

2. ;-{) ALGAE SPREADS ON CRAZY

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3. The internet is having fun

We. Told. You. It. Wouldn't. Work.
HAHAHAH. It only affected the edges - and now there is a nice wide neon strip of algae in the center of the Reflecting Pool. Fucking idiots. Complete morons. 🤣😂😭

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[Wednesdays]

5. And when the peroxide evaporates within a few weeks, the algae will return

Along the edges, and all over the pool. Even worse.

[mr715]

10. It decomposes over minutes to hours.

Hydrogen peroxide doesn't really evaporate.

[MineralMan]

4. That algae is the least of their worries.

The original material was stone. Stone that had been underwater for decades. So, they painted it. Whatever the coating was, it will not adhere well to old stone that has been underwater that long. So, it will begin flaking off within a year or two, regardless of the type of coating that was used.

Then, you'll have a blotchy background. Algae spores will be brought to the pool by the many birds that visit it. It will grow, due to the warmer water caused by the dark color of the coating. Rinse and repeat.

The thing should have been left alone. It had stabilized over the years. The coating is a new introduction that is not nearly as durable as the original stone. So, it will deteriorate relatively quickly, regardless of the type of coating that was used.

Trump is a moron. He hired morons. He paid far too much for something that cannot work.

And so it goes...

[HappyH]

6. Trump's Green New Deal?

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7. This made me smile

[Tree Lady]

8. How many kids will get messed up

Touching the water, ugh!

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9. The middle looks exactly the same.

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