Trump's Reflecting Pool Paint Controversy: Motorcade Rolled Across Wet Blue During Renovation
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President Trump blamed knife-wielding vandals for peeling the Reflecting Pool’s blue coating after a rapid eight-week renovation, but NBC footage shows his motorcade rolling across the still-wet surface. Experts say inadequate surface prep and the decision to finish quickly likely caused the coating to fail, not vandalism. The project was funded by no-bid contracts totaling over $16 million, with algae tinting the water and ongoing repairs expected.
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