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Trump: Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers. (Original Post) demmiblue 7 hrs ago OP
Has anyone told him that if he stands it on end all the water will run out? Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #1
If they hurry, they can have an American 250th. pool party. sinkingfeeling 7 hrs ago #2
Weird flex; he didn't create it - the Reflecting Pool has been there since 1923. LeftinOH 7 hrs ago #3
But nobody ever compared it to a skyscraper before! Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #6
Oh, apparently this idea has been bouncing around his skull like a pinball. I missed this: demmiblue 7 hrs ago #4
Actually, the Burj Kalifa skyscraper at 2,772 feet is taller than the reflecting pool is long. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #7
Length, width, and height it is all the same just like an in ground water feature is the same as a skyscraper Botany 4 hrs ago #17
Who is the pregnant man to his left? harumph 2 hrs ago #18
Pretty sure the Reflecting Pool just scrapes the ground. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 7 hrs ago #5
and as deep as trump's intellect............ IA8IT 7 hrs ago #8
So fucking what?! 3catwoman3 6 hrs ago #9
My First Reaction, Too ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #15
Central Park Mossfern 6 hrs ago #10
I'm gonna paint the neighbor's house in the middle of the night Maru Kitteh 6 hrs ago #11
The Lowest Goldbricker Kid Berwyn 5 hrs ago #12
One is 'height' and the other is 'length'. sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #13
Maybe he could test his pool vs. skyscraper theory by swimming from one end to the other, or, Vinca 5 hrs ago #14
I wish he'd install a 16' diving platform and do a swan dive into it to demonstrate how big it is. NT maxrandb 4 hrs ago #16

LeftinOH

(5,679 posts)
3. Weird flex; he didn't create it - the Reflecting Pool has been there since 1923.
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:05 AM
7 hrs ago

Once again, he's branding something that already existed.

demmiblue

(39,963 posts)
4. Oh, apparently this idea has been bouncing around his skull like a pinball. I missed this:
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:09 AM
7 hrs ago

Trump claims the reflecting pool, which is flat, is "taller than the tallest building in the world"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-21T16:27:40.150Z

Ocelot II

(131,332 posts)
7. Actually, the Burj Kalifa skyscraper at 2,772 feet is taller than the reflecting pool is long.
Tue May 26, 2026, 10:32 AM
7 hrs ago

But unless you're going to start building vertical reflecting pools, why the hell does the height of skyscrapers even matter?

Botany

(77,916 posts)
17. Length, width, and height it is all the same just like an in ground water feature is the same as a skyscraper
Tue May 26, 2026, 01:35 PM
4 hrs ago

The fucker is nutz.

ProfessorGAC

(77,342 posts)
15. My First Reaction, Too
Tue May 26, 2026, 12:35 PM
5 hrs ago

I've seen the thing several times with my own eyes.
It's length was never something that impressed me.
It's a shallow hole in the ground.
Who cares how tall it would be if it could stood up on edge? BTW: it's impossible to turn a hole in the ground going up!

Maru Kitteh

(32,025 posts)
11. I'm gonna paint the neighbor's house in the middle of the night
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:20 AM
6 hrs ago

Last edited Tue May 26, 2026, 04:15 PM - Edit history (1)

And then tell Mr. Maru - “Look at ‘our’ house! Isn’t it great? You're Welcome!”

Kid Berwyn

(25,153 posts)
12. The Lowest Goldbricker
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:52 AM
5 hrs ago


"I wish I could buy him for what he's worth, and sell him for what he thinks he's worth."

Vinca

(54,367 posts)
14. Maybe he could test his pool vs. skyscraper theory by swimming from one end to the other, or,
Tue May 26, 2026, 12:12 PM
5 hrs ago

when it comes to the skyscrapers, diving off the roof.

maxrandb

(17,507 posts)
16. I wish he'd install a 16' diving platform and do a swan dive into it to demonstrate how big it is. NT
Tue May 26, 2026, 12:59 PM
4 hrs ago
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