Democrats demand Trump remove East Wing debris 'recklessly' dumped at East Potomac Park
Key takeaways
- In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum demanding the debris be removed, Reps.
- Even more troubling is your failure to release reliable test results on the potential asbestos content that may be mixed in with the demolition materials of the East Wing, they continued.
- The Department of the Interior did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum demanding the debris be removed, Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said for nearly eight months, golfers, cyclists, runners, fishermen and members of the public have been exposed to such debris, which contains dangerous levels of arsenic, lead and mercury.
Even more troubling is your failure to release reliable test results on the potential asbestos content that may be mixed in with the demolition materials of the East Wing, they continued. These contaminants are embedded in debris piles just feet away from the banks of the Potomac River, an important tributary of the Chesapeake Bay where people fish and row.
The Department of the Interior did not immediately respond to a request for comment.