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Unfolding disaster in DC as water turns brown at Trump's 'completely renovated' park
Brown Water, Gold-Plated LiesA Park Turned PropMeridian Hill Park briefly became a stage set for Trump’s restoration theater: the administration declared it reborn, Pete Hegseth showed up for a ceremony at the fountain, and then the water turned opaque brown days later. The National Park Service says sediment and rust from old pipes got flushed into the cascade. That is the surface-level explanation. The political story is simpler: this was never just about a park. It was about power laundering itself through a pretty photo.Who Actually DecidedTrump is the one who claimed credit for the…
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