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Fact-checking Trump on National Mall's Reflecting Pool renovations
As President Donald Trump delves into several projects to remake the monumental core of the nation's capital, PolitiFact fact-checks statements he's made about renovations he's ordered for the National Mall's Reflecting Pool.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Fact-checking Trump on National Mall’s Reflecting Pool renovations, As President Donald Trump delves into several projects to remake the monumental core of the nation’s capital, PolitiFact fact-checks statements he’s made about renovations he’s ordered for the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool.
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- Fact-checking Trump on National Mall's Reflecting Pool renovationsPBS News - 2026-05-30T20:21:30+00:00
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