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Trump Concedes There Was ‘Some Contractor Error’ in Reflecting Pool Renovations

The president had insisted for weeks that the landmarks’ algae-stained waters and peeling lining were the fault of vandals, not the project itself.

© Allison Robbert for The New York Times

Investigators concluded that botched work by a contractor, not vandalism, had caused the Reflecting Pool’s recent problems.
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