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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Top Trump aide contradicts him over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool algae cause

A Trump Cabinet secretary went on CNN on Sunday to back up the president’s claims that “vandalism” is the reason why the $15 million renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool still aren’t complete and will need to be redone after the July 4th weekend is over.

But Interior Secretary Doug Burgum seemed to refute the president’s claim that those supposed vandals were responsible for the algae blooms that have frustrated workers with the National Park Service over the past month.

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