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Trump SNAPS Over Reflecting Pool Disaster As New National Park Service Demand Revealed - The Damage Report
Donald Trump scrambles over his reflecting pool nightmare as the National Park Service quietly slips a new demand into the government contract for the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool's maintenance. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. - 06/25/2026.
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Trump under pressure to back up claim of sabotage at reflecting pool - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/24/trump-reflecting-pool-vandalism-evidence
"Donald Trump and the Department of the Interior are facing growing pressure to release photo and video evidence substantiating their claims of sabotage at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington.
The $14.7million renovation of the landmark has descended into a farce of algae blooms, peeling paint and dead ducks just days before the US’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Crews have been seen erecting fencing near the area.
On Wednesday the US president posted an image that purportedly showed the pool before it was recently refilled with water. “This is the hard rubber surface – No Paint – Before the Vandals cut and pulled it apart!” he wrote on his Truth Social platform."