Trump says Reflecting Pool repairs will begin 'immediately'
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The rapid deterioration of the pool has prompted criticism from visitors, environmental observers and political opponents.
Questions are mounting over Donald Trump‘s Reflecting Pool renovation after a dead duck was found floating in the water over The Trump’s Reflecting Pool Drama Takes A Sad Turn As Dead Duckling Floats
The arrest marks an escalation in security following Trump’s claims that the newly renovated pool has been targeted by vandalism.
The Trump administration’s decision to award a Trump-tied business a $1.7 million no-bid contract to clean up the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool is renewing scrutiny over other deals inked by Trump officials with politically connected contractors.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump described the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as “absolutely filthy,” vowing to clean up the iconic landmark and make it “look gorgeous, beautiful” so it again reflects the federal monuments around it.
