Burgum pins pool woes on vandals, downplays motorcade damage claim

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum doubled down on blaming vandals for the reflecting pool’s problems, saying photos show damage to the pool bottom and that the president’s motorcade over the unfinished pool did not cause it; seven people have been arrested in connection with the damage, and Burgum defended ongoing federal restoration work as controversy swirls ahead of America’s 250th birthday.