Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation Under Scrutiny: Size, Timing, and Costs Don’t Add Up
TL;DR
PolitiFact fact-checks Trump’s remarks on the National Mall Reflecting Pool renovation, correcting exaggerated claims about its size, timeline, and cost, noting the pool’s actual dimensions, a timeline that’s stretched beyond the stated two weeks, and costs that have surged from initial estimates to around $13 million, with questions about contracting and a lawsuit to halt the project.
- Fact-checking Trump on National Mall's Reflecting Pool renovations PBS
- See the Reflecting Pool's Problems That Trump's Renovations May Not Fix The New York Times
- Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy. The Washington Post
- Trump defends revamp of Reflecting Pool: ‘It was a disgusting, garbage strewn dump’ The Hill
- Trump Goon Melts Down Over Trump’s Reflecting Pool Leaks The Daily Beast
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