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The Left's Reflecting Pool Obsession Is Absurd
Democrats are furious over algae and peeling paint at the Reflecting Pool. Meanwhile, bigger taxpayer-funded scandals are getting almost no attention.
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What happenedDemocrats are furious over algae and peeling paint at the Reflecting Pool. Meanwhile, bigger taxpayer-funded scandals are getting almost no attention.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Trump's flailing Reflecting Pool narrative astounds analysts: 'Going to get more stupid'". The right frames it as "‘One of the worst’: Trump admin. pursuing lawsuit against ABC News over ‘false reporting’...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTrump's flailing Reflecting Pool narrative astounds analysts: 'Going to get more stupid'
Raw Story · Left · News report
CenterThe Left's Reflecting Pool Obsession Is Absurd
RealClearPolitics · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTrump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool
Trump's flailing Reflecting Pool narrative astounds analysts: 'Going to get more stupid'
President Donald Trump's narrative about the issues the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faces is under intense scrutiny, and political analysts were astounded by a new report that seemed t...
Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool
The Trump administration installed surveillance cameras and chain-link fencing around the Reflecting Pool on Tuesday. The post Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras...
The reflecting pool is about to be drained, again. Here's what to know
Green water, floating liner chunks, and workers dumping jugs of hydrogen peroxide. These are the images that have characterized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the weeks since its r...
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Isn’t His Only Algae Problem
Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS The Trump administration’s chaos has caused another algae problem —that happens to be 7,000 miles away from their other one. President Donald Trump has grown obse...
Trump, without proof, blames ‘vandalism’ as Reflecting Pool turns green again
With algae-green water and blue peeling paint, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is set to be drained again, despite Donald Trump's recent renovation costing over $14 million. Trump has...
Six arrested without evidence as Trump blames 'vandals' for damaging DC's Reflecting Pool
Donald Trump claims vandals are to blame for damage to his multimillion-dollar renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - which has been plagued by problems since work began
Timeline: The ups and downs of Trump’s Reflecting Pool renovation project
The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall was supposed to get a face-lift to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Instead, it’s become a political talking point.
