Jon Stewart Dives Into Reflecting Pool Algae Infestation: ‘Did They Replace the Water With Mountain Dew?’

Source: www.variety.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:08:22 GMT

On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart covered the fiasco that is President Donald Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now infested with algae. Stewart opened the show with CNN soundbites, which explained that the pool’s high phosphate levels invited a “significant algae bloom” that turned the monument […]

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Left: Raging Trump claims he's suing ABC News over Reflecting Pool report: 'I like their money!' — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump has taken his destruction to 'another scale' as he turns DC into 'swamp': expert — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump ridiculed over claim he's prepping lawsuits against ABC over Reflecting Pool fiasco — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: Jon Stewart Hits at Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation: ‘Did They Replace the Water With Mountain Dew?’ — www.rollingstone.com
Center-Left: Trump Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained — www.nbcnews.com
Center-Left: Reflecting Pool repairs become personal for Trump — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Trump Says He’s ‘Preparing Lawsuits Against ABC for False Reporting’ — www.mediaite.com
Right: Trump faces pile-on from the left over reflecting pool fiasco — www.washingtontimes.com
Right: Patrols and nanobubbles continue at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over — www.washingtontimes.com
Right: Tim Walz’s jab at Trump over Reflecting Pool draws fraud scandal backlash: 'Sit this one out' — www.foxnews.com

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