Trump's Motorcade Crossed the Reflecting Pool Before It Reopened. Doug Burgum Says It Didn't Damage the Pool's Coating and Blames the Vandals
- On Sunday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum clashed with CNN anchor Dana Bash over his failed $14 million project to turn the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "American flag blue."
- Bash challenged Burgum on whether vandalism caused the industrial liner to peel, while the secretary maintained the liner was a professional fix for 2 miles of expansion.
- Burgum attributed previous algae issues to pipes rather than vandals, contradicting President Donald Trump's insistence that intruders introduced fertilizer, while touting new nanobubbler technology keeping the pool clear.
- When asked about former Olympian David Hearn's indictment for alleged vandalism, Burgum remained dismissive, stating, "You can be a former governor — just because you were a former something doesn't exclude you from the law today."
- Following the U.S. 250th birthday celebration, the conversation quickly switched to pool drama, where a frustrated Burgum told Bash, "I'm not sure why you and others and the media think you want to question the whole thing.
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Trump's motorcade crossed the reflecting pool before it reopened. Doug Burgum says it didn't damage the pool's coating and blames the vandals
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is pushing back against the idea that the presidential motorcade played any part in the recent problems at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. During a conversation, Burgum showed clear frustration about the continued attention on the renovation project. According to Politico, he repeated the administration’s claim that vandals are responsible for the damage to the pool. This comes after a period of heavy scrutin…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Trump official clashes with CNN anchor over Reflecting Pool ‘vandalism’ claims
A Trump official clashed with a CNN anchor over ‘vandalism’ claims made by the Trump administration about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum spoke to Dana Bash on Sunday (5 June) to discuss the current state of the Reflecting Pool amid the $15 million renovations still underway. Trump has claimed vandals are responsible for the peeling blue paint bubbling to the pool’s surface. “ There are photographs of a perso…
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