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Senator Demands Trump Personally Pay Taxpayers Back For Reflecting Pool Mess
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Analysis Summary
Senator John Hickenlooper demanded Trump personally reimburse taxpayers for the botched Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, which Trump attributes to vandalism while Hickenlooper calls it administrative incompetence. The originally $1.5-2 million project has now cost somewhere between $14-16 million, with the pool's bottom layer peeling and algae growth. Trump has promised to provide photographic and video evidence of the alleged vandalism but hasn't delivered it yet, according to The Guardian, while other GOP senators have also criticized his handling of the crisis.
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โSenator demands Trump personally pay taxpayers back for reflecting pool messโ
Multiple sources confirm Sen. Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) made this demand, explicitly stating Trump should refund taxpayers from his own pocket.
โTrump claimed vandals caused the reflecting pool damageโ
Multiple outlets including The Guardian, NBC, and The Hill confirm Trump repeatedly claimed vandalism caused the pool's peeling and algae issues.
โThe reflecting pool renovation costs ballooned to $16.4 millionโ
NBC News reports the project originally budgeted at $1.5-2 million has grown to $16.4 million.
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