Top Trump aide contradicts him over Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool algae cause

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But Interior Secretary Doug Burgum seemed to refute the president’s claim that those supposed vandals were responsible for the algae blooms that have frustrated workers with the National Park Service over the past month.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the latest of Donald Trump’s beautification projects to capture the pub
The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the latest of Donald Trump’s beautification projects to capture the pub
The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved.

But Interior Secretary Doug Burgum seemed to refute the president’s claim that those supposed vandals were responsible for the algae blooms that have frustrated workers with the National Park Service over the past month.

Sources: The Independent