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Trump says there was 'some contractor error' during Reflecting Pool renovation
NY Post Politics reaches for "doubles down", "admits" where KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) stays flat.
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What happenedTrump says there was 'some contractor error' during Reflecting Pool renovation.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Trump says there was 'some contractor error' during Reflecting Pool renovation". The right frames it as "Trump doubles down on Reflecting Pool vandalism claim against ex-Olympian David Hearn, ad...".
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CenterTrump says there was 'some contractor error' during Reflecting Pool renovation
KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTrump doubles down on Reflecting Pool vandalism claim against ex-Olympian David Hearn, admits ‘some contractor error’
Trump doubles down on Reflecting Pool vandalism claim against ex-Olympian David Hearn, admits ‘some contractor error’
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President Trump insisted Sunday evening that former Olympian David Hearn vandalized the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool earlier this summer, days after castigating DC US...
Trump says there was 'some contractor error' during Reflecting Pool renovation
President Trump on Sunday said there was "some contractor error" with the renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while still accusing a former Olympian canoeist of vandalizing...
