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The New Republic
Arrests Grow Over Trumps Reflecting Pool Renovation Disaster
The Trump administration somehow thinks arresting people will make this whole story go away.
What began as a restoration project for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has resulted in multiple arrests.
At least five people have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the pool as of Saturday night, a Trump administration official told CBS News. Five citations were also issued, bringing the grand total of post-renovation citations issued at the site to 14.
In a post on Truth Social the same day, President Donald Trump said that the monument would likely have to be drained another time in order to address the damage, which he said included the use of a knife or blade to put a 250 foot long gash into the beautiful facade. He also claimed that individuals that participated in the destruction poured corrosive and destructive chemicals into the pool. He said that all those caught participating deserved years in jail.
2naSalit
(104,734 posts)Chasstev365
(8,340 posts)Maybe the Republican Senators should sedate Trump at their meeting today then remove him from power!
The Madcap
(2,157 posts)Was this supposedly after the pool was filled? I don't think anyone would have the strength nor patience to pull a blade that far in the water and not be on camera.
If anything, a seam in the lining and poor surface prep seems like a more reasonable failure point.
FakeNoose
(42,963 posts)

We can see exactly what happened, so this false blaming of non-existent "vandals" needs to stop.
purr-rat beauty
(1,620 posts)For a president to throw baseless accusations at the citizens of this nation leading to some trumped up charges and arrests?
Seems like ABUSE OF POWER