{"id":26032,"date":"2026-08-03T11:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26032"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:56:34","slug":"donald-trumps-reflecting-pool-saga-now-has-him-fighting-own-appointee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26032","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump&#8217;s Reflecting Pool Saga Now Has Him Fighting Own Appointee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/strong> Reflecting Pool disaster just got messier, and this time the problem is coming from inside his own team. The president clashed publicly with his own appointee after her court filing contradicted his long-held claims about what went wrong.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-donald-trump-rejects-his-appointee-s-assessment-of-widespread-damage-to-the-reflecting-pool\">Donald Trump rejects his appointee\u2019s assessment of widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool<\/h2>\n<p>President Donald Trump publicly rejected U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro\u2019s assessment of the Reflecting Pool disaster. Trump took to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117021210137447022\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> to criticize his own appointee over her court filing. He wrote that he \u201cdisagreed 100% with Jeanine Pirro\u201d on the Reflecting Pool matter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump insisted vandalism caused the damage to his $16 million renovation project. He stated, \u201cI don\u2019t know what she was thinking?\u201d while repeating baseless claims about vandals. Trump acknowledged \u201cthere may have been some contractor difficulty\u201d but maintained \u201cthe major damage was caused by VANDALS!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pirro had previously echoed Trump\u2019s vandalism claims against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67. She once stated there was \u201ctremendous evidence\u201d that Hearn vandalized the pool. However, Pirro dismissed the charges against Hearn on Friday after prosecutors revealed new information.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors accused the Department of the Interior of failing to disclose key details. The withheld information showed contractor errors, not vandalism, caused the pool\u2019s damage. Pirro blamed a rushed renovation schedule tied to July 4 anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Pirro wrote that \u201cthe rush to complete the project led to hasty and botched work.\u201d Atlantic Industrial Coatings received a no-bid contract for the renovation project. Trump said he previously used the company for work at one of his golf resorts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump initially estimated the project would cost no more than $1.8 million. The final bill has since exceeded $16 million and continues to climb steadily. The project aimed to make the pool\u2019s bottom appear \u201cAmerican Flag Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hearn was arrested on June 19 after stopping to inspect the troubled pool during a bike ride. He insisted he only examined loose material already coming away from the surface. At the time of Trump\u2019s post, crews had drained the pool for the second time in three months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally reported by Vritti Johar on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1821676-donald-trump-reflecting-pool-drama-truth-social-defence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mandatory.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump\u2019s Reflecting Pool disaster just got messier, and this time the problem is coming from inside his own team. The president clashed publicly with his own appointee after her court filing contradicted his long-held claims about what went wrong. 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