Always a Lie

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August 1, 2026

The Department of Justice moved to dismiss the criminal charges
against David Hearn, who was indicted for vandalizing the Lincoln
Memorial Reflecting Pool, The filing says the damage was due to
faulty installation by the contractor, a firm that was hired on a
no-bid basis, The project had issues from the start, from algae
blooming the day after the reservoir was filled with water to the
blue epoxy which began peeling off the bottom of the pool, Hearn
was trying to see what the detached material felt like but Trump
immediately blamed him and others for vandalizing the pool,
Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for DC, and Interior Secretary
Doug Burgum also claimed that vandals were responsible for the
problems with the pool but the DOJ’s filing proves this was a lie
and that the restoration was a hasty, expensive, and
ill-thought-out project. The government insisted the work was a
success that was undercut by haters, Their story follows a
familiar pattern, Trump continues to rant about the reflecting
pool on social media, perhaps because he has so little to
convince voters to support him.

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