🚨Trump Orders Tilapia Added to Reflecting Pool, Reveals July 4 Fish Fry Celebration
WASHINGTON: President Trump has directed the National Park Service to stock the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with two tilapia, citing the need to address persistent algae blooms that have long clouded the historic site.
“These fish are incredible. They eat the algae, they clean the water, they do a tremendous job. Fantastic.” Trump said during an appearance at the pool. “By the Fourth of July, that pool is going to be crystal clear, and we’re going to harvest tilapia and feed five thousand people right here in Washington. Beautiful, healthy fish. Better than anything they serve in the Senate cafeteria.”
Park Service officials confirmed the two tilapia were introduced this week and are already demonstrating aggressive algae consumption. Trump added that the newly cleaned pool will provide a “perfect reflecting surface” for Independence Day fireworks, after which the fish will be harvested, fried in American beef tallow per MAHA guidelines, and distributed to District residents, federal workers, and visitors.
White House aides described the initiative as a practical solution combining environmental restoration with direct public service. When fisheries biologists expressed skepticism that two tilapia could multiply in three weeks to feed 5,000 people, Trump encouraged them directly: “Have a little faith. You’re going to see something tremendous.”
The biologists later acknowledged that fried tilapia on the National Mall would be pretty awesome.
At publishing time, President Trump was sending invitations to world leaders for what he described as the world's greatest fish fry, maybe ever.