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'Obsessed!' MAGA goes berserk as CNN tests water in Trump's Reflecting Pool fiasco
The Water Turned Green. The Power Stayed Red.The Decision Belonged to TrumpThe reporting is simple enough: Donald Trump ordered the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainted “American flag blue” for $14.2 million, a figure that blew past the original $2 million estimate. Days after the pool was refilled in early June, algae turned the water green. CNN tested the water and found phosphate levels far above recommended levels for a pool of that size.That is the actual story. A president used institutional power to stage a makeover of a landmark, spent far more than expected, and left behind a…
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