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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be drained again, report says

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Peeling paint and algae growth have been visible in the pool since soon after Trump declared the renovation project complete.

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WATCH: Trump Goes Off on Reporters Over Reflecting Pool Vandalism, Says 5 Arrested and 5 Under Investigation – “You’ll See It in Court! You Write Fake News!”

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WATCH: Trump Goes Off on Reporters Over Reflecting Pool Vandalism, Says 5 Arrested and 5 Under Investigation – “You’ll See It in Court! You Write Fake News!”

President Trump went off on reporters, attempting to deny that vandals are destroying the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial and criticizing his repair project to fix the broken and filthy pond. Deranged liberals have been tearing out the new American flag blue sealant that lines the bottom of the pool with the intention of giving the water a blue reflection. The post WATCH: Trump Goes Off on Reporters Over Reflecting Pool Vandalism, Says 5 Arrested and 5 Under Investigation – “You’ll See It in Court! You Write Fake News!” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Trump Administration Steps Up Law Enforcement Presence at Reflecting Pool

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Trump Administration Steps Up Law Enforcement Presence at Reflecting Pool

The president alleged that vandals damaged the pool, but the administration has provided little evidence to support that claim.

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CNN reporter surprised by developments in Trump's failed Reflecting Pool renovations

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CNN reporter surprised by developments in Trump's failed Reflecting Pool renovations

CNN's Tom Foreman reported on escalating absurdities surrounding President Donald Trump's troubled $14 million Reflecting Pool renovation. The project, quickly plagued by algae blooms and deteriorating paint, has resulted in at least five arrests for removing damaged materials from the water. Among those arrested was David Hearn, a U.S. Olympic slalom canoe competitor and material scientist, who Foreman said merely touched loose material to examine it. Foreman questioned the logic of arresting someone for touching already-damaged material while dozens of workers regularly traverse and operate equipment on the pool. The algae remain uncontrolled despite ongoing treatment efforts, with officials now considering draining and restarting the entire project. Foreman highlighted the contradiction between Trump's 2024 promise to complete renovation for under $2 million versus the $14 million actual cost, with results no better than previous attempts.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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Reflecting pool to be drained again as Trump claims five vandalism arrests

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Reflecting pool to be drained again as Trump claims five vandalism arrests

President says ‘vandals’ to blame for algae blooms and peeling paint as $14m renovation to undergo further repairsThe Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is set to be drained again after Donald Trump said on Monday – without providing proof – that five people were arrested for vandalism and five more are under investigation in connection to the algae blooms and peeling paint that appeared weeks after his ill-fated $14m renovation attempt.“It’s not a lot of damage, but we’ll probably have to let the water out and refix it. They went in there with a knife,” Trump told reporters, describing what he first said was a 290- to 300ft slit in the paint but then later amended to a 350ft slit. He also said someone had put fertilizer into the water, which caused the algae to grow. Continue reading...

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President Trump Takes Questions from the White House Press Pool

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President Trump Takes Questions from the White House Press Pool

Following an oval office signing event where President Trump signed two executive orders intended to speed up the implementation of Quantum Computing within the U.S. Government, President Trump took questions from the assembled press pool on current events. The Q&A begins at 16:24 of the video below (prompted): . Posted in media bias, President Trump, […] The post President Trump Takes Questions from the White House Press Pool appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault

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Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault

President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered.

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Trump's niece flags disturbing pattern behind 'vandals' excuse for Reflecting Pool fiasco

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Trump's niece flags disturbing pattern behind 'vandals' excuse for Reflecting Pool fiasco

President Donald Trump's recent excuse that vandals were at fault for the peeling paint at the bottom of the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool raised red flags for his niece. During a press conference on Monday, Trump denied that the contractors who undertook the roughly $15 million renovation project were responsible for the poor conditions and algae that spread throughout the pool. Instead, Trump claimed people were vandalizing the pool and threatened to imprison anyone caught vandalizing it for up to 10 years. Mary Trump, a psychologist and author, argued in a new Substack essay that Trump's excuse illustrates a familiar pattern of behavior with her uncle. "Apparently, renovating now means ruining something, and vandalism means pointing it out," Mary Trump wrote. "It is a familiar pattern in the Trump era. When something falls apart because of corruption, incompetence, or poor planning, the people responsible rarely face scrutiny. Instead, attention shifts to whoever notices the failure first."Trump has consistently sought to deflect blame for the Reflecting Pool renovation project as criticism of it has increased. So far, his administration has arrested at least five people suspected of vandalizing the pool, although none of them have been convicted. "If we are truly interested in identifying who is responsible for the damage, perhaps we should begin with Donald himself," Mary Trump added. "After all, he is responsible not only for the vandalism of the Reflecting Pool, but increasingly for the vandalism of Washington.""He is taking a wrecking ball to the East Wing," she continued. "The Ellipse, where he held his grotesque and embarrassingly vulgar UFC spectacle on his birthday, looks more like a construction site than a historic civic space. The giant arch he wants to build threatens the balance of a city that was carefully designed over centuries. And then there is the gilded ballroom, a monument to excess that somehow grows more expensive every time somebody talks about it.""The deeper issue is not the architecture. It is the assumption that Donald has the right to do any of this," she added.

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Dead duckling found in Reflecting Pool

Onlookers found a dead duckling in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Sunday, sparking concerns about the water conditions inside the newly renovated landmark. Photos of the dead duckling floating in the pool next to green algae surfaced online days after the Trump administration completed more than $13 million worth of repairs to the site…

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