A screenshot of a tweet/X post by "Steve Guest" (@SteveGuest, blue checkmark, profile photo of a man in a suit), posted at 12:56 PM on May 27, 2026, with 279.7K views. The tweet text criticizes a Washington Post Style section article about the color of the White House Reflecting Pool water, mocking it as "TDS infused." Below the tweet text is an embedded screenshot/link card of the actual Washington Post article, showing its "Style" section label, headline, subheadline, byline (Maura Judkis), a small circular photo of the author, and several paragraphs of the article text quoting a pool expert nicknamed "Swimming Pool Steve" (Steve Goodale).
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The Washington Post Style section asks the question:
"Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy."
After reading through 1,221 words of TDS infused remarks, the Post finally gets to the point:
Per Swimming Pool Steve, the blue color President Trump picked is "going to very likely be a more sharp and accurate reflection versus the original gray color... What you're going to see is a higher contrast to the light of the sky and clouds."
In short, the Reflecting Pool color is the correct blue.
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Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy.
Old Glory Blue? American Flag Blue? Let's reflect on all the shades, while a federal judge mulls "aesthetic injury" in the president's latest decorating flourish.
Today at 5:00 a.m. EDT
By Maura Judkis
So maybe we need to talk to a swimming pool expert.
Steve Goodale, who goes by "Swimming Pool Steve" online, is Canadian, so he doesn't have a vested interest in the state of our Reflecting Pool. He has some good news.
"It's not really going to end up looking like a swimming pool," says Swimming Pool Steve.
A dark swimming pool liner actually makes the water's surface more mirror-like, he says — which is why dark colors aren't used often in swimming pools (It's harder to see the bottom).
Could American Flag Blue actually look ... good?
It's "going to very likely be a more sharp and accurate reflection versus the original gray color," says Goodale. "What you're going to see is a higher contrast to the light of the sky and clouds."
12:56 PM · May 27, 2026 · 279.7K Views
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A screenshot of a tweet/X post by "Steve Guest" (@SteveGuest, blue checkmark, profile photo of a man in a suit), posted at 12:56 PM on May 27, 2026, with 279.7K views. The tweet text criticizes a Washington Post Style section article about the color of the White House Reflecting Pool water, mocking it as "TDS infused." Below the tweet text is an embedded screenshot/link card of the actual Washington Post article, showing its "Style" section label, headline, subheadline, byline (Maura Judkis), a small circular photo of the author, and several paragraphs of the article text quoting a pool expert nicknamed "Swimming Pool Steve" (Steve Goodale).
Text in image: Steve Guest ✓ @SteveGuest The Washington Post Style section asks the question: "Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy." After reading through 1,221 words of TDS infused remarks, the Post finally gets to the point: Per Swimming Pool Steve, the blue color President Trump picked is "going to very likely be a more sharp and accurate reflection versus the original gray color... What you're going to see is a higher contrast to the light of the sky and clouds." In short, the Reflecting Pool color is the correct blue. Style Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy. Old Glory Blue? American Flag Blue? Let's reflect on all the shades, while a federal judge mulls "aesthetic injury" in the president's latest decorating flourish. Today at 5:00 a.m. EDT By Maura Judkis So maybe we need to talk to a swimming pool expert. Steve Goodale, who goes by "Swimming Pool Steve" online, is Canadian, so he doesn't have a vested interest in the state of our Reflecting Pool. He has some good news. "It's not really going to end up looking like a swimming pool," says Swimming Pool Steve. A dark swimming pool liner actually makes the water's surface more mirror-like, he says — which is why dark colors aren't used often in swimming pools (It's harder to see the bottom). Could American Flag Blue actually look ... good? It's "going to very likely be a more sharp and accurate reflection versus the original gray color," says Goodale. "What you're going to see is a higher contrast to the light of the sky and clouds." 12:56 PM · May 27, 2026 · 279.7K Views
Described automatically. The words above are a machine's reading of the picture, not Trump's.