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Posted on 06/23/2026 7:31:47 AM PDT by Twotone
A top House Democrat claimed Monday that algae in Washington, D.C.’s reflecting pool is the only issue her constituents back home are talking about.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said her constituents were “outraged” by algae in the picturesque reflecting pool, calling it “sad” and a “real problem” on CNN.
“That’s all anybody talked about at home this weekend,” Dingell said. “It’s very sad, actually, as we do go into the 250th and you know, the 250th is a time that all of us should remember how lucky we are to live in this country, and what our forefathers put into that Constitution.”
“I don’t know what’s happened. Algae’s a real problem, and it is in Michigan, it is in the Great Lakes, so maybe people will study it and understand what he did to the reflecting pool, which is part of the beauty of Washington. I don’t like that it’s there,” Dingell added.
The Michigan Democrat’s feedback follows days of protests and vandalism along the National Mall.
National Park Service crews have been scrubbing algae from the pool as strips of “American flag blue” paint and sealant peel from its bottom, weeks after a $14.8 million restoration, The Daily Wire previously reported. Algae growth has plagued the reflecting pool since it first opened in 1922, according to an X post from the Interior Department.
A White House reporter asked Trump in the Oval Office whether the contractors hired for the remodeling project were to blame.
“No, we had vandalism,” Trump said. “It’s not a lot of damage, but we’ll probably have to let the water out and re-fix it.”
Trump added that at least five have been arrested and five others are under investigation.
Three-time U.S. Olympian David Hearn told ABC News that police arrested him on Friday after touching a piece of blue coating that was partially detached from the bottom of the reflecting pool. He stopped by the reflecting pool as a “curious, concerned citizen.”
“I saw a piece of this loose end of this blue coating … I reached out and touched the end of that piece that was loose but still attached to the bottom,” he told ABC News. “I was able to reach out and touch the edge of that that was still attached at the bottom and handled it a little bit.”
Alleged vandalism aside, viral videos circulating on social media show leftists holding “pro algae” protests, including one woman saying, “algae’s better than MAGA.”
The issues plaguing the iconic landmark have drawn Trump’s ire as he pushes to restore the site ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, calling alleged vandals “SICK, DERANGED PEOPLE!”
“Of the MANY Statues and Fountains that we rebuilt, renovated, cleaned, and fixed, the only one that was Vandalized was the Reflecting Pool, which is being taken care of, ASAP! It has been given a 300 foot long gash, chemicals have been illegally placed in the water, and the beautiful new grass field has been destroyed with a gigantic 86 47 chemically carved into it (Probably inspired by Dirty Cop, James Comey!),” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“Please remember that there is a 10 year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction, of such things — Which will be fully enforced! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
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What reflecting pool...what?
The democrats and muslims shouldn’t be taking a bath in the reflecting pool
Debbie, the only think anyone talks about when you are around is what a political social climber you were for marrying a corpse who was 30 years older than you to get into office.
Well... life must be pretty good for them if this is their greatest concern.
Don’t they care that communists have been raping our treasury since Clinton?
Honestly, it reflects better with the black appearance. It shouldn’t look like a swimming pool. That said, the vandals are raving lunatics.
Don’t even try it. There are drones carrying water cannons.
At Least 5 People Arrested in Alleged Tampering With Reflecting Pool, Official Says
https://www.today.com/news/news/alleged-tampering-reflecting-pool-rcna351339
It’s a big issue for woke DC citizens and government / deep-state apparatchiks. I still know quite a few people in DC / Northern Virginia, and they all talk about it.
DC truly is a self-absorbed, narcissistic bubble (or swamp)
Yeah. Sure, Jan.
What everyone is mad about is that some pieces of sh!t have DESTROYED one of Washington, DC’s monuments that WE THE PEOPLE enjoy and PAY FOR.
FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN TO EMBARRASS OUR PRESIDENT.
Sure, Jan…!
Waiting for flag waving liberal maniacs with a slogan to “Save The Algae”
Dump a shitload of Chlorine in the pool and the problem is solved. Chlorine breaks down to what it was made from - salt.
With weeping and crying liberals kneeling at the pool over the destroyed algae.
Think about this. THIS is what a significant number of people think is "important". Granted, it is not a majority, but if you were to believe for once these people like Dingell who lie as easily as they breathe, it would be a significant number.
Before I dismiss her claim, I keep in mind these two charts, compiled from a poll after the 2020 Presidential election, that show what the key concerns were for the two different major parties in this country:
This is what conservatives (ostensibly Republicans) were concerned about at that time:
Seems reasonable, right? Those seem like thoughtful, normal, and significant things to be really worried about, right?
Now, for contrast, this graph below demonstrates what Leftists (Democrats) were worried about:
The contrast is striking.
The top fears for Conservatives were reasonable and legitimate fears, illegal immigration, lack of support for police, high taxes, and biased media. All the rest are wholly legitimate and reasonable concerns.
But viewing the Leftist. fears and concerns, their top fears were: Donald Trump's supporters, white nationalism, systemic racism, and gun violence. All the rest are completely implanted or resident fears in the minds of Leftists.
The only two concerns they have that we might consider reasonable fears for this nation are gun violence and Americans lacking health coverage, and both of those (if even to be considered reasonable) have their roots in Democrat Leftist policies, gun violence as a result of leftist crime policies, and lack of healthcare directly attributable to the Leftist Obamacare laws.
When one examines these two lists of concerns broken down by ideological leanings, there is only one conclusion that can be reached:
The Left in this country in general, and the Democrat Party in particular are wholly in the grip of mass psychosis as the result of a coordinated "Color Revolution"
LINK: (as explained in this excellent American Thinker piece titled "The stages of a color revolution-and where the U.S. is right now")
If what a liar like Dingell says is true (and remember, she is a Democrat, and in today's Democrat Party, that means she is a pathological liar) we have to conclude that what those graphs above indicate, the Left in this country is completely untethered from reality, logic, and reason, is true.
So much for the “affordability “ is everything talking point
liberalism is a mental disorder
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