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26 days later
lincoln-memorial
“The current Reflecting Pool restoration is being done for a tiny fraction of the money previously spent by prior administrations”
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“The Trump administration bears no responsibility whatsoever for the current condition of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.”
This claim explicitly frames the Reflecting Pool restoration as the current administration's own project ('we have professionals doing the right job'), taking ownership of budget decisions and contrasting them favorably with prior administrations. Owning the restoration project as an ongoing undertaking and then claiming 'no responsibility whatsoever' for the pool's current condition contradicts the degree of project ownership asserted here.
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9 days later
lincoln-memorial
“The Trump administration is improving and investing in Washington D.C.'s public spaces and national monuments”
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“The Trump administration bears no responsibility whatsoever for the current condition of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.”
This claim explicitly credits the Trump administration for improving and investing in the Reflecting Pool (sharing a Breitbart headline: 'Reflecting Pool in D.C. Wows After Trump Renovations'). Actively claiming ownership and credit for the pool's condition as a renovation accomplishment directly contradicts the later blanket denial of 'no responsibility whatsoever' for its current condition — even if vandalism subsequently occurred, the administration had publicly accepted full ownership of the project.