Trump Says Reflecting Pool Repairs May Require Draining After Sealant Peels
Trump said contractors may have to drain much of the pool again as repairs continue after algae, peeling sealant and vandalism claims followed the $14 million renovation.
- President Trump said vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which may need to be partially drained for repairs.
- Only one person, David Carter Hearn, has been arrested and charged with destruction of government property related to the vandalism.
- Trump claimed vandals caused a 250-foot gash and poured chemicals into the pool, but he provided no evidence and no other arrests were announced.
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Barack Obama, With A Knife, At The Reflecting Pool
Fox News is half-right: Only a crazy person would be this obsessed with blaming other presidents, pro-algae protesters, and ‘deranged individuals’ for the shitty Reflecting Pool work. Screenshot: InstagramThe national crisis on the National Mall continued into another week, with the president of the United States insisting Monday that knife-wielding terrorists had attacked the newly installed lining of the Reflecting Pool, which was just renovat…
Trump says proof of his allegations that vandals cut Reflecting Pool paint will be provided in court
President Trump has insisted that vandals, rather than questionable craftsmanship, are responsible for the enduring problems following the Reflecting Pool's $14.7 million sealant job.
Trump Rages over Reflecting Pool Fiasco—and Arrests over it Get Darker
Donald Trump’s renovation of the Reflecting Pool is a major fiasco, and it’s getting him angrier. In Truth Social posts, he raged at a journalist for covering the story. He fulminated that vandals had cut at 250-foot gash in the facade (which is entirely unverified). He hailed multiple arrests at the scene. He even angrily threatened 10 years in jail. Yet these arrests are only growing more questionable. One man detained is a 67-year-old former …
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