Internal Records Undercut Trump's Reflecting Pool Vandal Claim
TL;DR
Internal National Park Service documents show two cuts in foam between the pool’s joints were not linked to the peeling blue coating or algae, challenging Donald Trump’s assertion that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool; officials publicly said the pool was pristine while maintenance continued.
- Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts. The New York Times
- 'Permanent repair' to Reflecting Pool to come around July 4, Trump says ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- What I Saw at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Monday Afternoon WSJ
- A dead duck was seen in the Reflecting Pool. Then two more were found nearby. The Washington Post
- Trump Promises Video Will Offer Proof Vandals Attacked Reflecting Pool Forbes
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