Trump Hits Back at New York Times Over Reflecting Pool Story on 9/11
Trump has rejected the report, as questions grow over what caused the damage and how the renovation was handled.
President Donald Trump has responded to The New York Times' recent reporting on the condition of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Trump criticized the newspaper on X, formerly known as Twitter, for allegedly wasting time and resources on the Reflecting Pool, while neglecting to report on serious vandalism reported by the Department of the Interior.
The Times' investigation revealed that the pool's deterioration was due to design and construction errors during a renovation project, according to contractor documents obtained by the newspaper. The contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, discovered issues like insufficient primer and incompatible layers in the liner, leading to bubbling, peeling, and other damage to the recently renovated pool.
The Trump administration had previously attributed some of the damage to vandalism, and federal authorities investigated individuals accused of causing harm to the pool. However, the Justice Department later dropped a case against former Olympian David Hearn after recognizing that construction flaws were responsible for the damage, as reported by Newsweek. The White House was contacted by Newsweek for a comment on the matter.
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