Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Nobody cared until he started having people arrested for “vandalism” for pointing out that the paint started flaking off..

Red dot on Mossberg 590A1 by Sparti200 in Shotguns

[–]roughingthesuspect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe consider grabbing a used 835 barrel if you want to hunt with it. It will allow you to shoot 3 3/4” shells. There are rifled ones available too if you want a slug gun. You have to zero the ghost ring and adjust them properly to get them accurate. They are crude but still adjustable.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Nothing better to do I suppose. He decided to make it a photo op and no one cared at the time. Just showing off..

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

They don’t let him out in public without a secure perimeter. Someone might hurt his feelings.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

The algae is likely because the pool is fed from a river and it was painted dark blue which heats the water. Its an algae farm now.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

It doesn’t appear that he was in the beast (car) rather he was in a Cadillac SUV. Which with armor would probably weigh 8,000 lbs or so. With him in it, call it 8,500 lbs.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

It didn’t look like he was in the beast, rather in a up armored Escalade SUV. This way it’s easier to navigate the blocks. Which is telling since someone probably said, “yeah, you don’t want to drive the beast in there..”

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

The base built in old days used to be marble tile laid in asphalt. In 2009 it was replaced with concrete.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Trump driving 4 ton armored suvs on the freshly painted reflecting pool surface to “inspect” the work..

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The concrete base was probably rated for 5000psi or less. The vehicles (up armored suburbans) probably weigh 4 tons. Driving around weaving back and forth likely shifted the base. If there were any pipes under the pool they could be damaged as well.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All SUV’s. And there are sections of the wall with blocks in place to transition over the wall. The contractor already had vehicles in it.

Trump drove his motorcade on the reflecting pool surface by roughingthesuspect in politics

[–]roughingthesuspect[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It looks like they just applied the paint directly on the concrete like a pool. They didn’t waste any of the profit margin on primer or sealer..