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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Bowden

UNCOVERED: Trump aide refutes claims over reflecting pool algae - Caught on Camera

Reflecting Pool Donald Trump
  • A Cabinet secretary supported claims of "vandalism" causing issues with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's $15 million renovation, but refuted President Donald Trump ’s assertion that vandals caused algae blooms.
  • Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that algae was a "momentary thing" caused by pipes during filling while confirming "multiple gashes" totaling 350 feet in the pool's coating.
  • The president had blamed "criminals" for both the algae and the coating damage, comparing the pool's size to the Empire State Building and posting about the issues on social media.
  • The Reflecting Pool project, initially estimated at $2 million, has soared to nearly $15 million and remains unfinished, requiring the pool to be drained and recoated.
  • Several individuals, including a former Olympian, have been arrested and charged with felony vandalism or destruction of property in connection with alleged damage to the pool.

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Top Trump aide contradicts him over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool algae cause

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