Trump's lies about the Reflecting Pool are too silly for anyone to believe. MAGA repeats them anyway.
It's not just that they're that stupid. (Though they are.)
They would like to arrest people for laughing at them.
It also exposes their desperation.
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/24/why-maga-buys-trumps-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-hoax/
Amanda Marcotte
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