A bizarre diplomatic tableau unfolded in Washington today. Donald Trump, reportedly furious about the algae-stained water of the Reflecting Pool, has ordered an emergency clean-up. The pool, a centrepiece of the National Mall, is notoriously difficult to maintain.
But the timing is odd. British heritage experts were touring the site as part of a cultural exchange. Sources say Trump personally intervened, demanding workers drain and scrub the pool immediately.
'He wanted to prove a point,' a White House aide muttered. The British team, led by a senior figure from Historic England, watched in stunned silence. One of them was heard saying, 'We don't do this at the Serpentine.
' The optics are terrible for the Special Relationship. Critics say it's a stunt. Allies call it a distraction.
Either way, the pool is now a political football. And the British experts? They've been offered complementary tickets to the Lincoln Memorial.
The game never stops.
