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Trump says memorial won’t be fixed by July 4 as contractor warns repairs will take 'weeks'
The Reflecting Pool Isn’t the Story. The Power Behind It Is.A Cosmetic Project Meets RealityTrump’s Washington makeover hit a familiar problem: public infrastructure does not obey branding. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already dealing with algae, cracking, and a peeling liner, and the promised quick fix is now unlikely to be finished before the 250th-anniversary celebrations Trump wanted it ready for.Who Actually Holds PowerThe important actor here is not the pool. It is the federal machinery Trump directs and the contractors he chose. Trump launched the overhaul with a boast, the…
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