Trump\u2019s claims that \u2018vandals\u2019 are to blame don\u2019t hold water so far \u2013 key US politics stories from Monday 22 June<\/p>\n
Donald Trump is claiming \u2013 without providing evidence \u2013 that the sorry state of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool weeks after a $14m renovation is the work of \u201cvandals\u201d.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Trump was adamant it was not the pool company to blame for the algae blooms and peeling paint, instead pointing to five people arrested for vandalism and five more are under investigation.<\/p>\n
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