Doug Burgum gets devastating community note after claiming that vandals destroyed the Reflecting Pool

Interior secretary contradicted by X users after insisting that damage to the Washington landmark was not the fault of contractors, despite Department of Justice admitting otherwise in court filing

Trump claimed surveillance footage proved the pool's new liner had been vandalized and argued that Jeanine Pirro, a close political ally, should have continued pursuing the case.

Trump Team Feuds Over Whether Reflecting Pool Was Hit by Vandals or Botched Work  wsj.com

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum doubled down on claims that vandals were responsible for damage to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, rejecting the Justice Department’s assessment that faulty construction was to blame. The DOJ moved to dismiss its felony destruction-of-property charge against former Olympian David Hearn

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro suggested the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy construction and not the work of vandals.

Pirro's office, in a court filing on Friday, moved to drop criminal charges against a former Olympian, David Hearn, who had been accused of deliberately damaging the pool after it went through a renovation.

President Donald Trump is sharply criticizing U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro after her assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following a recent renovation was caused by shoddy construction rather than vandals

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals  AP News

Donald Trump launched a massive $14 million renovation project for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before the country's 250th anniversary celebrations

The US Department of Justice has moved to drop a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Here's why.

DOJ admits reflecting pool reno was 'botched'  CNN

In a Friday afternoon court filing, the government moved to dismiss criminal charges against a former Olympian they accused of vandalism, and admitted Trump’s rush to ready the pool by July 4 contributed to the situation.

In a Friday afternoon court filing, the government moved to dismiss criminal charges against a former Olympian they accused of vandalism, and admitted Trump’s rush to ready the pool by July 4 contributed to the situation.