U.S. NewsAugust 10, 2026
Trump Admits 'Some Contractor Error' in Reflecting Pool Renovation While Still Blaming Former Olympian for Vandalism
President Donald Trump acknowledged on Truth Social that "some contractor error" took place during the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, even as he continued to insist that former Olympic canoeist David Hearn committed vandalism at the site. The admission came as Trump kept up his public criticism of Washington, D.C., interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, whose office dropped felony charges against Hearn after concluding the damage was caused by a botched contractor job rather than deliberate destruction.
