From algae to Iran, Trump should do things right instead of just doing things

With the news that the Trump administration’s attempt to beautify the Reflecting Pool is looking like a spectacular backfire, a lot of people said it was a perfect analogy of how things are going in general.

Trump promised to fix the problems that have plagued the pool for some time. Even if he went overboard (like he usually does) to blame everything on President Obama, there was a truth that the pool had had issues ever since its renovation was completed in 2012.

Trump did things his way, and in the way that his supporters love. Don’t wait for permission. Screw the red tape, protocol, science and experience of experts. If he wants to get things done, he is going to get them done.

But as many of us have learned during Trump’s second term, he likes to get things done, but he doesn’t get them done right.

In a week that saw the Interior Department declare that the water in the renovated pool was “crystal clear” despite Mountain Dew-colored shades appearing, we also saw the vaunted American Flag Blue paint scheme peel away.

Meanwhile, we also saw Trump roll out an agreement with the Iranians that seemed to be great only for people in Iran who work for its regime. As with the Reflecting Pool, Trump didn’t wait for congressional permission. He had not taken his time drawing up war plans that would prepare for contingencies like the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, nor had he consulted with allies. He just decided to get the job done.

And just like the Interior Department’s claim of crystal clear water, the Trump administration is........

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