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Trump picked his ‘pool guy’ to fix the Reflecting Pool: The bungled repairs only got worse from there

A damning report about the president’s relentless pursuit to overhaul the Washington, DC, landmark contains excruciating new details about the botched renovation project

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Contents of Jeanine Pirro’s mystery box revealed as she tried to convince Trump what really caused the Reflecting Pool damage

Pirro’s office has been at odds with the White House over whether vandals caused the damage to president’s signature project renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The Independent UK

Trump promises ‘vandal proof’ material for the Reflecting Pool as renovations on his boondoggle project continues

Trump has blamed the state of the pool on ‘deranged vandals,’ but critics allege the damage is from botched repair work

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As the DC Reflecting Pool is drained, the gash Trump claimed vandals caused is hard to find

The president has insisted vandals are responsible for slashing a ‘300 yards long’ hole into the new liner of the Reflecting Pool – though visitors were unable to spot it

The Independent UK

Trump Admin Blames 'Box-Cutter Vandals' for $15M Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Failure as It's Drained Again

The Trump administration's costly renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faces criticism due to vandalism claims and technical failures, raising questions about the project's effectiveness.

International Business Times UK

Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The Trump administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The Independent UK

Bring in the fleas! Scientist offers other ideas to tackle Trump’s Reflecting Pool algae problem

‘Chemical and mechanical solutions are only temporary fixes,’ an ecology professor wrote

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Jesse Watters blames Democrats for ‘cutting’ Reflecting Pool despite no proof

Fox News host claims Democrats are ‘ripping up the Reflecting Pool,’ before one his co-host hits back

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More people have been arrested over the Reflecting Pool than the Epstein files

Trump has claimed Reflecting Pool ‘vandals’ could face ‘years in jail.’ By contrast, he’s urged the public to move on from the Epstein files

The Independent UK

When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals – nature has better solutions

When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a US$15 million renovation, the U.S. government scrambled for chemicals and expensive technical solutions to fix the iconic landmark.

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Footage of person wanted after Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ‘destruction’ released by Park Police

Earlier this week, President Trump claimed that ‘chemicals have been illegally placed’ into the Reflecting Pool water in D.C.

The Independent UK

People Found A Photo Of The Guy Trump Hired To Renovate The Reflecting Pool, And They’re Losing It

John J. Cafaro became the butt of jokes over his connection to the company, slammed for its handling of recent work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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Republican says Trump should let algae grow in the Reflecting Pool and create an ‘ecosystem’ with ‘fish in there and everything’

Algae turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green just days after renovations on the basin were completed

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Lawmakers demand answers as turmoil over Reflecting Pool repair continues

Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital

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AOC’s two-word retort to Trump over his Reflecting Pool ‘swamp’ is the ultimate DC clapback

As fencing goes up around the algae-green waters of the White House’s latest quagmire, Trump’s critics are reveling in his misfortune

The Independent UK

Reflecting Pool’s ‘350-foot gash’ can’t be fixed before America 250 celebration as Trump steps up police presence around landmark

Contractors say repairs could take weeks and will require draining the Reflecting Pool

The Independent UK

Trump says ‘vandals’ poured chemicals into the Reflecting Pool after his team used bleach to treat the algae

Trump had promised the shallow basin across from the Lincoln Memorial would be ‘the most beautiful thing that you've ever seen’ – then it turned green

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Algae blooms, paint peels, and Trump claims the reflecting pool was vandalized. Now US Park police have arrested a three-time Olympian

"I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything.”

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The Independent UK

Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation

President Donald Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel ruthlessly taunts Trump over DC’s algae-infested Reflecting Pool

The Reflecting Pool was green with algae just days after Trump’s $14 million resurfacing project was completed

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Donald Trump’s team blames Obama for algae still plaguing the reflecting pool — after a $14 million renovation failed to fix it

Just over a week after being refilled the Reflecting Pool is back to being green.

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Trump Pool Picture Raises Alarming Questions: Is the Bizarre Shirtless Post a Sign of Mental Decline?

Shared without any caption on Truth Social, the visual shows Trump shirtless, floating on a gold inflatable in the Reflecting Pool, surrounded by senior officials.

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