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Reflecting Pool drained again as issues plague Trump-backed renovation
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained again for another round of repairs, marking another setback in President Trump’s multimillion-dollar renovation of the historic Washington, D.C. landmark. Trump had hoped to have the pool ready to be showcased by July 4, when the nation would ce...
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What happenedReflecting Pool drained again as issues plague Trump-backed renovation.
The headline splitKTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Reflecting Pool drained again as issues plague Trump-backed renovation". Straight Arrow News frames it as "Beset by problems, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool being drained again".
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained again for another round of repairs, marking another setback in President Trump’s multimillion-dollar renovation of the historic Washing...
