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Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.

NY Times · Jun 23, 2026, 8:13 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.

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