NYT Documents Contradict Trump's Vandalism Claims About Reflecting Pool Damage
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Nikki McCann Ramirez
Summary
The article debunks Donald Trump's claims that the Reflecting Pool's liner damage was caused by vandalism, arguing that the idea of someone slashing a football-field-length gash without being seen is absurd. Documents obtained by The New York Times reportedly show the claims are false, and the article describes the pool's liner peeling and algae issues as a maintenance failure rather than sabotage.
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Rolling StoneNYT Documents Contradict Trump's Vandalism Claims About Reflecting Pool Damagerollingstone.comKey quotes
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Donald Trump's $16.4 million Reflecting Pool liner is peeling up like a sunburned sophomore on a Cabo spring break, but the president wants the nation to believe it was sabotage.
Despite dozens of reporters, influencers, and thousands of tourists venturing to the Reflecting Pool in the past days to check out the algae-infested, sloughing mess
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