One Green Pool. $16 Million Taxpayer Dollars Down the Drain.

President Trump promised to drain the swamp.

Instead, he created one – at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Take a look for yourself. Even Shrek would be embarrassed.

Here’s how we got here: Trump rushed this renovation under the banner of an “emergency” so the Reflecting Pool could be painted blue for a Fourth of July photo op.

Then it went south. Algae took over. Ducklings are dying. And over $16 million taxpayer dollars went down the drain – funneled through no-bid contracts to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago neighbor and political donor.

It’s a total disaster. One Americans shouldn’t have to pay for.

Today, I demanded President Trump foot the bill for the clean-up himself.

Americans are already drowning in high costs thanks to the president’s agenda. Groceries, housing, health care, gas, you name it. They’re already paying for this administration’s mistakes. The last thing they need is another bill.

I’m also calling on Congress to immediately investigate this disaster. Every single taxpayer dollar needs to be accounted for. We deserve to know why this bill ballooned so high.

This isn’t just about one algae-infested pool. It’s the same problem that’s plagued this entire administration: everything they touch costs more, and leaves Americans worse off.

Just look at housing.

Earlier this week, BOTH chambers of Congress passed the most monumental housing bill in decades with overwhelming majorities. A bill with one goal: to lower the cost of housing. But instead of signing this bill into law and delivering desperately needed relief, President Trump is holding this legislation hostage to pass a voter-suppression bill that does nothing to lower costs.

Look at Iran. Tens of billions wasted on a war with no end in sight. One that’s pushed us further from a nuclear deal, cost American lives, and sent gas prices through the roof. Trump even told Americans we’re too busy fighting wars to fund childcare. He’s right. We could be funding childcare. But this administration went to war instead.

He promised to fix health care. Then he gutted benefits for millions so he could bankroll tax breaks for big corporations and billionaires.

Then there’s his gold-plated ballroom. President Trump now wants $300 million MORE of your taxpayer dollars to finish it. Just like the reflecting pool, the price tag keeps climbing.

Americans are stretched beyond the breaking point. And this administration is making it much worse.

Trillions in tax breaks for billionaires. Billions in Iran. Millions for an unnecessary and failed photo op. Hundreds of millions for a gold-plated ballroom. All of it could have gone towards lowering costs. Making groceries affordable. Delivering universal child care. Helping Americans pay off student loans or credit card debt.

Colorado has the nation’s highest combined burden of child care costs and consumer debt. It means Coloradans are paying these high costs with money they don’t have.

Today, we’re demanding the President finally take accountability for his failures.

The Reflecting Pool belongs to the American people.

The bill for this mess belongs to one person: President Trump.