Trump admits ‘some contractor error’ in DC reflecting pool renovation – but still blames ex-Olympian for vandalism – live

US president says the mishandled work ‘was a very small area’ of the pool and ‘was relatively inconsequential’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge that “some contractor error” done by rushing the reflecting pool renovation job for a 4 July opening. In a post on Truth Social, T

Federal prosecutors admitted the Department of the Interior failed to provide key documents showing the pool’s new blue liner began peeling almost immediately

President Trump on Sunday said there was “some contractor error” with the renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while still accusing a former Olympian canoeist of vandalizing the Washington, D.C., landmark despite charges against the athlete being dropped. “There was substantial damage to the Reflecting P

The New York Times found that David Schutzenhofer, who has run the Trump Organization's Bedminster golf club since 2006, was picked by Trump to lead the renovation that damaged the national landmark.

Reflecting pool connection to a Trump hospitality manager, says New York Times  CNN

The NPS has partially refilled the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to clean its ageing pipes for the first time in over a decade.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was partially refilled on Friday to flush out what NPS said were clogged pipes that supply water to the monument.