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Trump Undecided on Pirro; Burgum Calls Reflecting Pool Marxist Plot

8/7/2026

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President Donald Trump said he has not decided whether U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will keep her job after she petitioned on July 2, 2026 to drop a vandalism case that could have sentenced Olympic canoeist David Hearn to ten years.
Trump later said “She choked” when asked about Pirro’s performance.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum called the Reflecting Pool a “Marxist plot,” blaming Minnesota, Chinese communists and Rosie O’Donnell.

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President Donald Trump said he has not decided whether U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will keep her job after she petitioned on July 2, 2026 to drop a vandalism case that could have sentenced Olympic canoeist David Hearn to ten years.
Trump later said “She choked” when asked about Pirro’s performance.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum called the Reflecting Pool a “Marxist plot,” blaming Minnesota, Chinese communists and Rosie O’Donnell.