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Four Republicans broke with their party to support the measure, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month – key US politics stories from Tuesday 23 June at a glanceThe US Senate approved a war powers resolution preventing Donald Trump from continuing hostilities against Iran, delivering the president a significant but symbolic rebuke over a conflict that has proven unpopular with the American public.The resolution passed by a 50-48 vote, with four Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky – breaking with their party to support its adoption. John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, was the sole Democrat to vote against the resolution. Continue reading...

Debunked: Newly revealed docs bust Trump's vandalism guff

President Donald Trump claims that his Reflecting Pool renovations failed because third-parties vandalized the institution — but a new story based on internal documents provides a different version of events.“President Trump says the peeling blue coating and algae blooms that mar his $16.4 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are the fault of vandals working with ‘knives’ in the ‘dark of night,’” in a story broken by The New York Times’ Maxine Joselow and David A. Fahrenthold on Tuesday. “But government documents obtained by Times show that while National Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s expansion joints, those were not directly related to the ‘American flag blue’ coating that is now peeling, or to the algae that has turned the pool a bright shade of green.”They added that the documents show workers struggling to deal with problems in their renovations even as officials in the Trump administration insisted the pool was in excellent condition.“The pool had been drained, resealed and then refilled by June 5,” the Times reported. “Four days later, Park Service workers discovered holes, cracks and peeling caulking in parts of the pool, along with cuts in sections of the foam, according to the documents.”Yet there is no evidence the cuts were put there by saboteurs. Instead their provenance is “unclear.”“While a June 9 report by the U.S. Park Police described the cuts as ‘razor blade slashes’ made along a 20-foot-long stretch of the foam, the administration has yet to present evidence supporting that assertion,” the Times reported. “The documents reviewed by The Times described them as two 171-foot blade cuts but did not address how they were made.”He added, “By June 16, workers had noticed that chunks of blue sealant that covered the pool’s bottom were peeling and floating to the surface, the documents show. That sealant was separate from the foam in the pool’s expansion joints, which allow its concrete slabs to expand and contract.”Additionally, the workers found that they could not succeed in killing the algae that was blooming in the pool, and turning it swamp green instead of clear blue, despite installing devices for that purpose.It was also recently reported by Politico/E&E reporters Kinnia Cheuk and Heather Richards that the Reflecting Pool will not be ready by the 4th of July celebrations as Trump promised."President Donald Trump's beloved Reflecting Pool liner — now peeling and cracked — won't be fixed before Independence Day celebrations, according to the California company that supplied the waterproof coating,” Cheuk and Richards reported. “That news will sink Trump's wish to have the pool looking pristine for celebrations of the nation's 250th birthday."

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Internal documents undercut Trump's Reflecting Pool vandalism claims: report

Internal White House documents about the issues at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool seem to undercut President Donald Trump's claims that the pool had been vandalized, according to a new report. Trump blamed alleged "vandals" for damaging the pool after crews recently completed a more than $16 million renovation. Video of the bottom layer of paint peeling off in the pool and of green algae taking over nearly the entire structure has circulated online for several days, and some political experts have said the pool itself has become a "symbol" of the Trump administration's incompetence. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the Trump administration has been aware of the issues the pool faces for a while. Instead of admitting to the issues, the government has sought to blame alleged vandals instead, according to the report. "Government documents obtained by The New York Times show that while National Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s expansion joints, those were not directly related to the 'American flag blue' coating that is now peeling, or to the algae that has turned the pool a bright shade of green," the NYT reported. "Even as the documents show workers were attempting to address deteriorating conditions, Trump administration officials were insisting publicly that the pool was pristine," the outlet added. Trump has consistently claimed that someone took a knife or box cutter to the bottom of the pool to damage the paint. However, one document obtained by the NYT showed that workers reported damage to the bottom of the pool about a week before reports surfaced. "Work to fix the problems may not be finished until after July 4 — a setback for the president, who wanted the renovation to be completed before then," the Times added.

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President Trump Announces SIX Arrests in Reflecting Pool Vandalism — Confirms Massive 350-Foot Gash Slashed By Sharp Knife Or Razor In The Dark Of Night

President Trump announced Tuesday that federal authorities have now made six arrests in connection with the vandalism and damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, revealing new details about a deliberate act of destruction targeting one of the nation's most iconic landmarks ahead of America's 250th anniversary celebration. The post President Trump Announces SIX Arrests in Reflecting Pool Vandalism — Confirms Massive 350-Foot Gash Slashed By Sharp Knife Or Razor In The Dark Of Night appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Trump's flailing Reflecting Pool narrative astounds analysts: 'Going to get more stupid'

President Donald Trump's narrative about the issues the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faces is under intense scrutiny, and political analysts were astounded by a new report that seemed to make the scrutiny much worse. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that internal White House documents show the Trump administration was well aware of the issues the Reflecting Pool is facing, from its peeling painted bottom to the algae covering its entire surface, even though Trump was publicly blaming "vandals" for the problems. "Government documents obtained by The New York Times show that while National Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s expansion joints, those were not directly related to the 'American flag blue' coating that is now peeling, or to the algae that has turned the pool a bright shade of green," the report reads in part. "Even as the documents show workers were attempting to address deteriorating conditions, Trump administration officials were insisting publicly that the pool was pristine," it added. Political analysts shared their reactions to the report on social media. "This is going to get more stupid every day for eternity," Jeff Timmer, a senior advisor to The Lincoln Project, posted on X."In other words, he used some time to concoct an enemy he could blame," author and retired journalist Lyle Muller posted on X. "So much winning ..." Brian Webber, guest host on "The Jim Rome Show," posted on X.