Trump Threatens Prosecution Over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Condition, Blames Vandals for Renovation Failures
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Nikki McCann Ramirez
Summary
The article reports on Donald Trump blaming supposed "vandals" for the deteriorating condition of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has algae overgrowth and peeling paint. The article suggests the real issues are a shoddy, rushed renovation done through an overpriced no-bid contract and longstanding filtration problems that epoxy couldn't fix, rather than any vandalism. Trump is threatening prosecution over the situation.
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Rolling StoneTrump Threatens Prosecution Over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Condition, Blames Vandals for Renovation Failuresrollingstone.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledDonald Trump has once again threatened to prosecute the supposed 'vandals' he's claiming have turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into an algae-infested mess
The shoddy, rushed 'renovation' carried out through an overpriced no-bid contract is not the problem, nor are the pool's longstanding filtration issues that experts warned a layer of epoxy would not fix
the president has decided that his humiliation lays at the feet of unnamed, invisible operatives sabotaging his latest va
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