Politico's Senior Political Columnist is Clueless
Even in the photo they used for comparison you can see a difference between then and now. But more to the point, the Post chose images that don't really give you a good before and after comparison. The media has spent weeks posting misleading photos and stories about this renovation, claiming it was too expensive and too ugly.
- ▪Even in the photo they used for comparison you can see a difference between then and now.
- ▪But more to the point, the Post chose images that don't really give you a good before and after comparison.
- ▪The media has spent weeks posting misleading photos and stories about this renovation, claiming it was too expensive and too ugly.
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Politico's Senior Political Columnist is Clueless John Sexton 6:00 PM | June 10, 2026 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul Yesterday, I wrote about the Washington Post's absurd claim that "After Trump's $10 million renovation, the Reflecting Pool is full again — and looks almost the same." Here's the tweet they put out yesterday afternoon. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has been refilled following President Trump’s renovations.The project ultimately took six weeks and cost more than $10 million, far more than Trump initially projected.
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