{"id":2056,"date":"2026-06-22T20:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:40:40","slug":"marine-veteran-breaks-down-trumps-epic-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Marine veteran breaks down Trump\u2019s epic failures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump\u2019s Reflecting Pool scandal speaks to deeper systemic failures in his presidency, at least according to one Marine veteran.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith the news that the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to beautify the Reflecting Pool is looking like a spectacular backfire, a lot of people said it was a perfect analogy of how things are going in general,\u201d wrote Joslin Joseph, an Iraq war veteran and recipient of the Military Reporters and Editors award for Best Commentary-Opinion, in an editorial for The Hill.<\/p>\n

Joseph added that Trump \u201clikes to get things done, but he doesn\u2019t get them done right.\u201d In the case of the Reflecting Pool, Trump reportedly focused on getting the pool done as fast as possible and hired his personal associates rather than contracting the process out to the highest quality business willing to perform at the lowest bid. From there, Joseph connected Trump\u2019s Reflecting Pool debacle to his recent attempts to wrap up the war he waged against Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like the Interior Department\u2019s claim of crystal clear water, the Trump administration is now selling the American public that the job he set out to do in Iran was done right, despite evidence pointing to the contrary,\u201d Joseph wrote. \u201cAlthough the Reflecting Pool and Iran are on different levels of importance to the American people, the outcomes from both so far are an indictment on how poorly Trump\u2019s \u2018get things done and worry about the fallout later\u2019 approach goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to his shunning of expertise and planning with the Reflecting Pool and the Iran war, Joseph also pointed to Trump\u2019s DOGE destroying government agencies \u201cwithout understanding how the government worked only to see the effort fail to cut spending and waste,\u201d as well as his \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs that raised prices, harmed the economy and were in some cases found to have been illegal.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting things done is laudable, especially with the gridlock that has plagued Washington for a while,\u201d Joseph concluded. \u201cBut competence, accountability and judgement are still needed to get things done right. If you don\u2019t have those, you end up with sweetheart deals for Iran and a reflecting pool that looks like a swamp.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joseph is not alone among individuals scoffing at Trump\u2019s attempts to renovate the Reflecting Pool. Despite the president pressing charges against people for supposedly vandalizing the Reflecting Pool \u2014 claims that he has made without evidence, and despite the physical implausibility of someone making a 100-yard gash in the sealant as he alleges \u2014 commenters by and large do not seem to believe his claims.<\/p>\n

“Reflecting Pool story: Under Obama, responsible people carefully studied the problem, sought best solutions – and failed,\u201d conservative journalist David Frum posted on Sunday. \u201cUnder Trump, irresponsible people imposed a hasty solution that enriched inept cronies – and failed even more spectacularly.”<\/p>\n

A top former government official, like Joseph, connected Trump\u2019s Reflecting Pool failure to his broader shortcomings as an administrator.<\/p>\n

“Like most things Trump touches, the Reflecting Pool is now in worse shape than before,\u201d former US Attorney Barbara McQuade said on X on Sunday. \u201cAdding cosmetic paint did not solve the underlying problem. And now he baselessly blames vandals for his failure.”<\/p>\n

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