Buy me a coffee“The Great Reflecting Pool, that stretches between The Lincoln Memorial and The Washington Monument, just opened to "rave reviews" but, maliciously or not, some say, like The Washington Post, it was a "paint job." This was not a paint job. This was highly sophisticated material, industrial strength, that could last for 100 years, applied by very talented people, many of whom came from the Great State of Oklahoma, where I won 77 out of 77 Counties, THREE TIMES, the only President to ever do so. The material is thick, strong, flexible, and has a natural, beautiful color, the dark blue of the American Flag! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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“highly sophisticated material, industrial strength, that could last for 100 years”
The contractor stated the polyurea coating would "last for 50 to 100 years" — making "100 years" the optimistic upper bound, not a guaranteed figure. The material is industrially proven. However, critics questioned its long-term effectiveness and whether adequate historic preservation review was conducted.
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“I won 77 out of 77 Counties, THREE TIMES, the only President to ever do so”
Trump did win all 77 Oklahoma counties three times — confirmed. However, "the only President to ever do so" is false. Other Republican presidential nominees swept all 77 Oklahoma counties in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Trump is not unique in this achievement.
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“the dark blue of the American Flag”
Visitors at the reopening described the coating as grey, black, or dark — not blue. One observer said "it doesn't look blue," another called it "closer to black." The American flag's blue is a vivid navy, not the dark grey-black tone visitors observed.
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