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Trump accuses attorney of 'folding like an umbrella' over dropped Reflecting Pool charges

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Wed, 5 Aug 2026, 9:46am
he renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is a pet project of US President Donald Trump, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint, which the president alleges is the work of vandals. Photo / Kent Nishimura, AFP
he renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is a pet project of US President Donald Trump, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint, which the president alleges is the work of vandals. Photo / Kent Nishimura, AFP

Donald Trump continues to lash out over the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. 

The US President's turned his attack on Attorney for Washington DC Jeanine Pirro – claiming she choked and folded like an umbrella in moving to drop charges over the pool's restoration.  

After initially charging four people with vandalism, the Justice Department found damage to the $14 million lining instead came from a flawed, rushed contractor installation. 

US correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking the damage was due to the incompetence of Trump's "pool guy" from Florida. 

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