Trump's Swamp of Lies
Susan J. Demas
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is turning as green as the swamp Trump once promised to drain.
We’ve been watching this happen, in real time, since the Trump’s administration spent more than $16 million on a no-bid contract to paint it “American flag blue” earlier this month for our country’s 250th anniversary. The paint peeled within two weeks. Then the algae arrived (as it does in a warm ornamental pool, especially after renovations disrupt the balance of nutrients in the water).
Science doesn’t care about symbolism.
Trump’s response, of course, was not to acknowledge facts. Because, as it turns out, facts hurt his feelings. So instead, he devised fantastical stories blaming vandals for his own folly. People have been arrested. Prosecution has been threatened. No evidence of vandalism has been provided, because there isn’t any.
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