For the first time, President Donald Trump admitted there was a construction error on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is seeing another round of costly renovations.
The initial construction cost more than $16 million, but the iconic Washington DC attraction had to be drained again after the Fourth of July due to peeling of the American-flag-blue liner that Trump ordered.
He blamed "vandals" on the issues the
#reflectingpool has seen, but after numerous people were accused of damaging the pool, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia dropped all of their charges.
Trump lashed out against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, saying she needs to "re-visit her hastily made decision."
Now, Trump has redirected some of the blame toward contractors for the first time.
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