Opinion: Trump Is Drowning Us All in His Green Slime Crisis

Kermit the Frog said it best: It’s not easy being green. And now the Reflecting Pool, sickly green with algae, is D.C.’s top tourist attraction, a metaphor for what Trump has done to curdle his presidency. Another top stop for gawkers is the tarps hanging at the Kennedy Center, a cover-up in plain sight ostensibly in place to obscure possible damage done to the marble when Trump’s name was yanked off—and, deep down, to protect Trump’s fragile ego from public scrutiny.

Members of the National Park Service clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2026. / Annabelle Gordon / REUTERSA mounted US Park Police officer writes a citation for a 17-year-old for what police said was taking a piece of paint from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after recent renovations following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 21, 2026. / Aaron Schwartz / REUTERS

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