It was supposed to be an event for Trump to sign two executive orders on quantum computing, but it turned into another episode of Declining President Theater.
While answering questions from reporters, Trump was asked, “Are the contractors who did the initial work with the reflecting pool responsible for the current condition or is it the vandals who…”
Trump interrupted like an elder who is certain someone is breaking into his house and moving his car keys: “No, no. We have vandals.”
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The president continued: “No. Vandals. You know, we have 100 of them and… We have, I think, a 290 to 300 foot crack right through. Probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind. Or we had people lifting the base, uh, part of the ba- It’s not a lot of damage, but it’s, we’ll probably have to let the water drain out and repair it. They got in there with, with a knife Um, the Parks people just told me that they’ve arrested five people and five people are currently under investigation, and that’s a sad thing.
Sarah Jones talks about Trump and Reflecting pool:
Trump seems crazier than any president in history. Even Nixon, at the height of his Watergate paranoia, didn’t seem so bad.
The president was just warming up as things were about to get even stranger.