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Inside Trump's $14 million failure — and the people he's arresting to cover it up
Power Paints Its Own Failure GreenThe Same Old TrickThe source material is simple: a $14 million-plus Trump renovation of the Reflecting Pool has gone badly, the pool has turned algae green with peeling blue paint, and Trump is now accusing supposed vandals of causing the damage despite lacking evidence. One of the people swept up in this performance was 67-year-old former Olympian David Carter Hearn, who says he was arrested after picking up a piece of liner that was already peeling away.Who Actually Has PowerThe institutional power here sits with Trump. He controls the public narrative, the…
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