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Trump forced to drain the reflecting pool swamp | Politics Weekly America
The Guardian UK
Friday 26 June 2026, 11:00 UTC
By Presented by Jonathan Freedland with Arwa Mahdawi , produced by Danielle Stephens, Nada Smiljanic and Jacob Antigha. The executive producer was Maz Ebtehaj
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The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC will have to be drained again. Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for the failure to keep the water 'American flag blue'. But what if this small body of water is proof that the president can’t outrun the truth?Jonathan Freedland speaks to Arwa Mahdawi about why this project, which has cost the taxpayer millions of dollars, is proving to be such an embarrassing failure for a man obsessed with image Continue reading...
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC will have to be drained again. Donald Trump has blamed vandalism for the failure to keep the water 'American flag blue'. But what if this small body of water is proof that the president can’t outrun the truth?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to Arwa Mahdawi about why this project, which has cost the taxpayer millions of dollars, is proving to be such an embarrassing failure for a man obsessed with image
Continue reading...
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