This would all make a lot more sense if it were part of an intentional strategy, but as the nation witnessed under Trump’s first administration, this is a president with no impulse control or ability to plan, so what has happened in the last 24 hours is pure Trump mayhem.
Donald J. Trump is obsessed with leaving a physical imprint on Washington, DC. The desire to build monuments to him is why Trump trashed the White House, wants to build a ballroom and a giant arch, and tried to beautify the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Scientists and experts knew that Trump was going to cause an algae explosion by painting the bottom of the pool dark blue. It was also recommended in 2023 to modernize the piping and the water purification system of the Swimming Pool.
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The self-identified builder ignored these recommendations and chose to hand over some no-bid contracts to supporters who were not water system experts to do shoddy work, and the result is an algae-filled reflecting pool, but Trump blames “vandals”.
Negotiations on the Iran deal were failing, then Trump blew them up by threatening to invade Iran and take its oil.