How the Reflecting Pool Reveals Trump’s True Nature
ecthompsonmd
June 26, 2026
The reflecting pool is a perfect microcosm of how Trump thinks and operates. He sees a project that was tackled by Barack Obama, and he knows, “that he can do a better job.” He brags to the press that he can fix the problem in no time. He then throws out a ridiculously low price for the project. ($1.7 million) Then he finds one of his cronies, an officer, a no-bid contract. There is no proper oversight. There’s no bidding process. There is no expert analysis. There’s only Trump making decisions by the seat of his pants. Trump brags about how
