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- A Washington Post-Ipsos poll of more than 2,600 U.S. adults conducted July 8-13 found 65 percent dissatisfied or upset with President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., makeover projects.
- The Financial Times estimates the three projects—a new White House ballroom, a 250-foot triumphal arch, and a Reflecting Pool redesign—to exceed $1 billion, with the ballroom and security alone near $800 million.
- The Reflecting Pool redesign, painted “American flag blue,” has cost $14.7 million, reportedly generating algae that killed at least three ducklings.
- White House spokesman Davis Ingle dismissed the poll, claiming Trump has beautified the nation’s interior more than any other president.
