Joe Anthony
705 posts




A fountain sat dry and broken for 19 years. And nobody is talking about what it actually took to fix it. 🚨 🚨 🚨 THE COLUMBUS CIRCLE FOUNTAIN JUST REOPENED AFTER 19 YEARS — AND THE REACTION IS BREAKING THE INTERNET 🚨 🚨 🚨 Built in 1912. Dry since 2007. Nineteen years of cracked marble, dead plumbing, and managed decline in the capital of the most powerful nation on Earth. Trump signed an executive order. Called it "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful." Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy showed up for the ribbon-cutting on May 28, 2026. And a woman from the area walked up and lost her mind. THE FOUNTAIN: → Christopher Columbus Memorial — built 1912, a national landmark → Dry since 2007 — 19 consecutive years of zero water flow → Marble so degraded locals had stopped noticing it was even there → Plumbing completely rebuilt from scratch → Stonework and white marble fully restored → New paving, landscaping, and security improvements added → Water now runs so blue it reflects off the marble like glass → Total project cost: nearly $12 million THE REACTION: → "This is CRAZY. I'm from this area. NEVER seen it like this." → "It's so blue, it is bouncing off the white marble." → "I've NEVER seen the marble this CLEAN before." THE MATH: → 19 years × 12 months = 228 months of bipartisan neglect → Multiple Republican AND Democrat administrations walked past this → $12 million to restore a 114-year-old national landmark → Funded entirely through National Park Service recreation fees — zero new appropriations Read that again. 💀 The fountain was dry for the entire Obama administration 💀 The fountain was dry for Trump's first term 💀 The fountain was dry for the entire Biden administration 💀 It took a second term and an executive order to turn the water back on ⚠️ This is now part of preparations for America's 250th anniversary ⚠️ The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to DC — the world is about to see this ⚠️ The same "Make DC Safe and Beautiful" order is tied to broader restoration across the capital They're showing you a fountain. They're NOT showing you what 19 years of "deferred maintenance" actually means — a deliberate choice by every administration that came before to let a 1912 national landmark rot in the middle of the nation's capital while billions flowed to other priorities. You don't let a fountain sit dry for 19 years by accident. You let it happen because nobody decided it mattered enough to fix. Until someone did. Process that. Most people won't see this. RT to change that. 🔥 I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨



🚨 UPDATE: Stunning footage reveals how President Trump and Sec. Doug Burgum carried out a COMPLETE 180 at Columbus Circle in Washington DC 2022, BIDEN: Absolutely FILTHY, homeless and drugs, dirty fountain is dilapidated 2026, TRUMP: CLEAR, BEAUTIFUL, crystal clear fountain and water flowing, no more homeless deviants LFG! I voted for this beauty in our capital! 👏🏻🇺🇸 🎥 @AmerPhilo2025 @reaganreese_ @DailyCaller









































