{"id":6011,"date":"2026-07-14T15:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:48:34","slug":"trump-trashes-abcs-david-muir-for-report-on-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6011","title":{"rendered":"Trump Trashes ABC&#8217;s David Muir for Report on Reflecting Pool"},"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 id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5742234\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5742234\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5742234\" src=\"https:\/\/am13.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-288x162.jpg 288w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826-432x243.jpg 432w, https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-14T093242-826.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5742234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Allison Robbert \/ AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> tore into \u201cshaky\u201d ABC News anchor <strong>David Muir<\/strong> late Monday as he slammed the network\u2019s reporting on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was drained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/reflecting-pool-being-drained-after-july-4-algae-issues\/4129693\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">again<\/a> for repairs.<\/p>\n<p>The president fired off two Truth Social posts after images emerged of the partially drained pool, using the repairs to repeat his administration\u2019s claim that the pool\u2019s lining had been deliberately slashed by \u201cVandals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe drained the beautiful \u2018Reflecting Pool\u2019 today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago,\u201d Trump wrote, adding that officials had delayed the work until after the July 4 holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed \u201cThe slashes were 300 yards long, and the floor of the pool was cut and then pulled upward, with great force, by these thugs,\u201d saying the National Park Service had emptied the pool to repair its \u201cwater tight basin\u201d before refilling it. Trump also called for those responsible to face punishment, writing: \u201cThese Country hating sleazebags should pay a big price for the damage done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABC\u2019s <em>World News Tonight<\/em> briefly reported Monday that the Reflecting Pool had been drained for a second time in recent months, with Muir telling viewers: \u201cCrews addressing several issues, including peeling paint and algae blooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roughly two hours later, Trump turned his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116916069165520996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attention<\/a> to ABC and Muir, accusing the network of misrepresenting the reason for the repairs:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>ABC Fake News and its shaky anchor, David Muir, said that the Reflecting Pool was drained to address Peeling Paint (there is no paint, it was slashed with a knife, or box cutter, high grade colored waterproofing liner \u2013 it was VANDALISM!) and Algae Blooms (also caused by Vandals, but removed long ago!). In other words, the story was FAKE NEWS, but heavily slanted away from the real cause of the problem, Vandalism. It will be fixed soon, and better than ever. 60 monuments and fountains have been cleaned and fully renovated in D.C., and crime is at record lows! Washington has never looked better, or been safer! President DJT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_5742233\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5742233\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5742233\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-14-at-09-27-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-14-at-09-27-35.jpg 876w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-14-at-09-27-35-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-14-at-09-27-35-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5742233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump\u2019s latest broadside continues his years-long battle with ABC News, a network from which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/breaking-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-forced-to-apologize-to-trump-shell-out-15m-in-defamation-suit\/\">secured<\/a> a $16 million settlement in a 2024 defamation lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Allison Robbert \/ AP) President Donald Trump tore into \u201cshaky\u201d ABC News anchor David Muir late Monday as he slammed the network\u2019s reporting on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was drained again for repairs. 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