Reporter: Are the contractors who did the initial work with a reflecting pool, are they to blame for the current condition? Trump: No, we had vandalism. I think 300 ft slit right through, probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind or we had people lifting up.... 5 people are under investigation.show more

Guys, I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if someone can jump into the reflecting pool undetected and use a box cutter to cut through 300 ft of rubber coating we were told would last half a century, our problems are much bigger than some f’ng algae.

Imagine how goddamn stupid you'd need to be to continue believing the lies told by this demented narcissist.

Just a reminder: while we are all out here talking about vandalism vs. trump’s incompetence as a builder/reflecting pool remodeler. we are not talking about Trump’s failed negotiations with Iran. Right now America is weaker on the world stage than it’s ever been.

...Trump blaming others for his stupid decision of showing off his Motorcade driving on top of a freshly resurfaced Reflecting Pool. Give HIM those 10 Years behind bars for being an IDIOT

So, someone supposedly cut 300 ft. with a box cutter? Underwater? Why does no one push back on this ridiculousness?

Translation - “I’m just going to make shit up so my friend can get paid twice”.

Dear MAGA, Keep your eye out for news about any trials regarding this vandalism accusation, because you're going to see that anyone charged will have their cases dismissed by the judge due to a lack of evidence. And then you can cry activist judges again.

Wanted: Reflecting Pool Terrorists! Armed and Dangerous! Reward for Information!

he's such a terrible person

They added an extra 50 feet since yesterday. With a box cutter no less, I cannot wait for the video evidence from the Earthcam.

A 300 foot "slit". With a box cutter. Into concrete without immidiately dulling the blade. In a pool that's under 24/7 surveillance. The size of a fucking football field. This might actually be the dumbest shit I've ever heard. And it's from the person leading our country.

I don't know who's dumber. Trump or the idiots who believe his bullshit

@HandToForehead The vandal was Trump all along. The Rhino plastic-rubber coating hadn’t even cured:

How is that even possible? There are cameras all around. Trump failed and is just telling bad lie after bad lie.

There’s 24 hour camera footage, would you mind showing us proof?

It's non stop! 😭

So a person held a box cutter under water and walked the length of a football field cutting the paint. Sure. That would be a quick and easy job. He’s insane @SenateGOP @HouseGOP DO YOUR JOBS.

Here we go....another episode of the misadventures of dumb ass donald

@MizJeniJonze

A box cutter did not cause this mess. Trump did.

“It’s a 290 foot gash….. but also it’s not a lot of damage” He contradicts himself in the same fucking breath He lies so goddamn much, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Mr. President, @realDonaldTrump you absolute clown — stop peddling this pathetic ‘300-foot box-cutter slit’ fairy tale like some deranged conspiracy theorist! No shadowy mob of vandals snuck into the National Mall with knives while National Guard troops and cameras were everywhere. That’s not what happened, and you damn well know it! This is pure, steaming BS deflection from your own epic screw-up. You rushed a flashy blue paint job with no-bid crony contracts to your Mar-a-Lago pool boy and donor buddies, ignored real experts, and slapped on cheap garbage that started peeling and exploding with algae immediately. Now the whole thing is a leaking, disgusting mess and you’re desperately blaming ‘sick, deranged people’ instead of admitting your administration’s incompetence destroyed it. One 67-year-old Olympian gets arrested for touching a piece of your failing liner and you call that ‘vandalism’ with five people ‘under investigation’? Give me a break! This is textbook Trump: overpromise, underdeliver, lie through your teeth, and scream about imaginary enemies while taxpayers foot the bill to clean up your shallow, half-assed puddle. Contractors ARE to blame — because YOU chose them, rushed them, and protected them. Own your failure for once instead of insulting every American with this deranged nonsense. Fix your own damn mess and stop lying!

And again, zero pushback from our useless media. I wish the hell someone would ask a follow up question. This is how we got here, he lies, media covers it as fact

Sigh.. I blame the reporters because the follow up should've been serious and firm "SIR, MR. PRESIDENT ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT A VANDAL SOMEHOW GOT INTO THE REFLECTING POOL AND WAS ABLE TO CUT A 300 FT SLIT W/ A BOX CUTTER, SIR? A BOX CUTTER?????"

“They” broke my wall too!! 🤣🤣🤣

now on amazon

He is going to run with this bullshit. Curiousity question- does Trump make any mistakes or just us common folk make them all. My god MAGA is this what winning looks like

I seem to recall a presidential motorcade rolling across the reflecting pool floor right after it was coated, as a publicity stunt. So what’s more likely to cause 300 feet of continuous damage, the length of a football field? An imaginary vandal with a box cutter, or a parade of 10,000-pound vehicles with an orange fat ass riding in one of them?

I can't believe Trump is able to get away with these lies because so many of Trump's remaining followers continue to believe this garbage.

Can we see the tapes from the 24/7 cameras?

He's so fuckin full of shit no knife did any such thing. His supporters are so stupid they'll buy it. That's what happens when you no bid contract to inexperienced incompetent fools.

I wish this question wasn’t asked. The whole thing is silly but supports Trump’s message that there are deranged and unserious people trying to undermine him in every way.

The real story isn't vandalism. It's a 'president' who botched a multimillion-dollar project, then weaponized the National Guard to silence the people pointing it out — including the free press. Touch the water, go to jail. Welcome to Trump's America.