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Multiple arrests after Trump claims vandalism at Reflecting Pool
Key takeaways
- A worker removes algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations.
- Donald Trump says multiple people have been arrested for vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.
- A multi-million-dollar project to turn the historic pool "American flag blue" was recently completed, but its new blue paint has been peeling and the water has turned green with algae.
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A worker removes algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations. (Reuters: Aaron Schwartz)
Donald Trump says multiple people have been arrested for vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.
A multi-million-dollar project to turn the historic pool "American flag blue" was recently completed, but its new blue paint has been peeling and the water has turned green with algae.
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