Trump defends revamp of Reflecting Pool: ‘It was a disgusting, garbage strewn dump’
The president included screenshots of social media posts in which Interior Secretary Doug Burgum accused the news outlet of “ignoring the facts” in its coverage of this renovation project. Trump has previously lashed out at The New York Times for covering the increase in the project’s estimated cost and length. He originally told reporters that the overall budget for the updates was $1.8 million, but that price later hiked up to $13.1 million, The New York Times reported.
- ▪The president included screenshots of social media posts in which Interior Secretary Doug Burgum accused the news outlet of “ignoring the facts” in its coverage of this renovation project.
- ▪Trump has previously lashed out at The New York Times for covering the increase in the project’s estimated cost and length.
- ▪He originally told reporters that the overall budget for the updates was $1.8 million, but that price later hiked up to $13.1 million, The New York Times reported.
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Administration Trump defends revamp of Reflecting Pool: ‘It was a disgusting, garbage strewn dump’ Comments: by Sarah Davis - 05/30/26 7:51 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 05/30/26 7:51 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING President Trump on Friday defended his administration’s renovations of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, taking aim at media coverage that has been critical of the project. “Finally, we have professionals doing the right job for a tiny fraction of the money that has been spent, and The Failing New York Times continues to demean the work of these wonderful, talented, and proud construction professionals that are bringing this over 2,000 foot long pool, the largest in the World, BACK TO LIFE!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
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