Late Night Hosts Mock Trump Over Greenwater Hire After Lincoln Pool Turns Green
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Late Night Hosts Mock Trump Over Greenwater Hire After Lincoln Pool Turns Green
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Summary
Jimmy Fallon and Jon Stewart mocked President Trump on Monday after an algae bloom turned the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green.
The jokes centered on Greenwater Services, the company hired to install the pool’s new water-treatment system, with hosts ridiculing both its name and the contract decision.
Trump told reporters the bloom was not his fault, but the late-night segments framed the episode as another embarrassing fallout from his administration’s hiring choices.
The Lincoln Memorial pool problem quickly became fresh comic material, extending scrutiny of the renovation beyond the technical failure itself.