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Trump Rejects DOJ Claim Renovation Botched, Calls It Vandalism

8/1/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the Justice Department’s finding that $14 million Reflecting Pool renovation was “hasty and botched,” calling it vandalism on Truth Social.
Trump posted “I disagree 100% with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro,” disputing the DOJ assessment.
The DOJ filing dropped Hearn’s case and dismissed misdemeanor charges against two other defendants after a Park Service engineer reported liner peeling on June 11, before Hearn’s June 19 arrest.

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U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the Justice Department’s finding that $14 million Reflecting Pool renovation was “hasty and botched,” calling it vandalism on Truth Social.
Trump posted “I disagree 100% with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro,” disputing the DOJ assessment.
The DOJ filing dropped Hearn’s case and dismissed misdemeanor charges against two other defendants after a Park Service engineer reported liner peeling on June 11, before Hearn’s June 19 arrest.