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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,914 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 02:35 PM Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP
But nobody knows algae better than Trump. kentuck Yesterday #1
Because of his *high intellect he knows everything about everything. *sarcasm. efhmc Yesterday #2
Algae? malaise Yesterday #3
Sika is huge company ornotna Yesterday #4
They make pretty good products IMO canetoad Yesterday #5
trumpers don't care mountain grammy Yesterday #6
There were obviously LilElf70 Yesterday #7

canetoad

(21,226 posts)
5. They make pretty good products IMO
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:58 PM
Yesterday

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

mountain grammy

(29,419 posts)
6. trumpers don't care
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:01 PM
Yesterday

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

(1,724 posts)
7. There were obviously
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:17 PM
Yesterday

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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