Over the previous seventeen months, Donald Trump has torn down the East Wing of the White Home, lied about who would finance his silly ballroom, took over the Kennedy Heart after which closed it (“briefly”), and began the stupidest battle with Iran. However do not forget this: he additionally fully emptied the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial, on the foot of the Obelisk. He determined the Reflecting Pool wanted renovation, so it sat there, dry as a bone, for weeks whereas some silly MAGA contractor “painted” the underside. Nicely, on Thursday, Trump headed to the Reflecting Pool to examine on the progress. A reporter, Rachel Scott of ABC Information, requested a query: “Why deal with all these tasks when fuel costs are hovering? He known as her a “shame to the nation” and a “bitch.”
I requested the president why deal with these tasks now within the context of the battle in Iran and as fuel costs skyrocket.
He stated the difficulty was “silly” and a “shame to the nation”, saying he was “fixing” the reflecting pool. https://t.co/mBNYzyC7eI
– Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) May 8, 2026
wow — Trump seems to name Rachel Scott a ‘bitch’ as he finishes answering reporters’ questions pic.twitter.com/ic3CjCswlf
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 8, 2026
Disgusting. What bothers me much more than this demented moron’s rampant misogyny is the truth that the opposite pool reporters or the White Home press reporters by no means step as much as defend their colleague in actual time. There may be by no means a voice that claims, “that is extraordinarily inappropriate” or “cease speaking to a lady that method.”
Rachel Scott’s query is totally legitimate, by the way in which. Nationally, fuel costs are $4.55 per gallon. In lots of states, the value exceeds $5 or $6 per gallon. Contemplating that simply two years in the past, nationwide media shops had been publishing hourly tales in regards to the value of eggs, it’s infuriating how little Trump has responded to his battle and unbalanced financial methods.

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Washington Washington, DC D Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump attend the White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation dinner in Washington, DC, April 25, 2026, earlier than Trump was abruptly escorted off stage following a safety alert. Pictured: Donald Trump BACKGRID USA APRIL 25, 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Prospects – Pictures containing youngsters, please pixelate the face earlier than publishing*
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Washington Washington, DC D Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump attend the White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation dinner in Washington, DC, April 25, 2026, earlier than Trump was abruptly escorted off stage following a safety alert. Pictured: Donald Trump BACKGRID USA APRIL 25, 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Prospects – Pictures containing youngsters, please pixelate the face earlier than publishing*
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Washington Washington, DC D Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump attend the White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation dinner in Washington, DC, April 25, 2026, earlier than Trump was abruptly escorted off stage following a safety alert. Pictured: Donald Trump BACKGRID USA APRIL 25, 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Prospects – Pictures containing youngsters, please pixelate the face earlier than publishing*
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Washington, DC United States President Donald J Trump stands on the colonnade together with his son, Donald Trump Jr, to look at Marine One take off from the South Garden of the White Home in Washington, DC, United States, Might 3, 2026. President Trump is returning to the White Home after spending the weekend at his personal membership, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida. Credit score: Samuel Corum / Pool by way of CNP /MediaPunch Photograph: Donald Trump BACKGRID USA MAY 3, 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Prospects – Pictures containing youngsters please Pixelate the face earlier than publishing*
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Washington, DC View of the revamped Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as employees paint the pool ground “American Flag Blue” on orders from President Trump in Washington, DC Photograph: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool BACKGRID USA MAY 4, 2026 BYLINE MUST READ: MediaPunch / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Prospects – Photographs containing youngsters, please pixelate face earlier than publishing*
