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Trump attacks New York Times over report on reflecting pool's rising costs
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Trump attacks New York Times over report on reflecting pool's rising costs

The Hill · May 12, 2026, 12:36 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • The Failing New York Times, which is one of the worst newspapers anywhere in the World, and is losing subscribers on an hourly basis, is now at it again, Trump wrote in a lengthy, early-morning Truth Social post.
  • Trump ordered the project in April to coincide with the nation s 250th anniversary, detailing plans to repaint the reflecting pool American flag blue, make sure its bottom is waterproof and mend leaking joints.
  • It was originally announced with an estimated cost of $1.8 million, but the Times cited federal records showing the actual cost has jumped by more than $11 million to an anticipated $13.1 million.

Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.

The Failing New York Times, which is one of the worst newspapers anywhere in the World, and is losing subscribers on an hourly basis, is now at it again, Trump wrote in a lengthy, early-morning Truth Social post.

Just like they covered my Landslide 2024 Presidential Election Victory inaccurately, and without shame, constantly making major mistakes and incorrect predictions at every path along the way, they are now trying to justify Obama and Biden s expensively botched attempt at fixing the long broken, unsightly, and unsanitary Reflecting Pool that NOW sits majestically between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, he continued.

Trump ordered the project in April to coincide with the nation s 250th anniversary, detailing plans to repaint the reflecting pool American flag blue, make sure its bottom is waterproof and mend leaking joints.

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