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'Release the video': Analysts demand proof as Trump makes bold vandalism claim
The Reflecting Pool as a Power ExerciseA Claim, Not a Fact PatternDonald Trump put out a dramatic story on Truth Social: vandals, corrosive chemicals, a 250-foot gash, arrests. The reporting around it is less about the pool than about the evidence problem. Critics did what any serious account should do: asked for the video, because in one of the most watched places in the country, a long act of destruction should not exist only as a presidential declaration.Who Actually Has the PowerThe president has the power here, not the commenters. He sets the narrative, names the offenders, and uses the…
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