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Trump maintains vandalism claims, calls on Pirro to 're-visit' Reflecting Pool
Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk Mira Bhakta , as published by KTSM 9 News (NBC)
· August 8, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway Further details on this claim are available from the source, KTSM 9 News, for those seeking more information on the Reflecting Pool vandalism allegation.
A claim of vandalism at the Reflecting Pool has been made by Trump, who shared a screenshot from a post by freelance photographer Andrew Leyden. The post included pictures with captions describing "cuts in the expansion joints" on the pool's side. Trump is calling for further investigation into the matter, suggesting that it be re-visited.
The screenshot shared by Trump is from a post on the social media platform X. Further details on this claim are available from the source, KTSM 9 News, for those seeking more information on the Reflecting Pool vandalism allegation.
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Category: parks Published: August 8, 2026 Source: KTSM 9 News (NBC) Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? A claim of vandalism at the Reflecting Pool has been made by Trump, who shared a screenshot from a post by freelance photographer Andrew Leyden. The post included pictures with captions describing…
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