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Trump’s Son Totally Blanks on Massive Opposition to Vanity Project
Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesEric Trump has brushed off the fierce backlash to renaming Palm Beach’s airport after his dad, calling the move only “slightly controversial” during a cozy chat on Fox Friends.The president’s second son, 42, spoke as Palm Beach International Airport completed its switch to President Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday, with its longtime PBI code giving way to DJT. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 47, signed the renaming bill in March. The airport sits roughly five miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Liberty Nation
· Jun 24, 2026
What the Reflecting Pool Saga Says About President Trump’s Haters
We can’t have nice things because orange man bad.
Salon
· Jun 28, 2026
“What a loser”: Biden mocks Trump over Reflecting Pool
The former president said Trump has no shame and is embarrassing
BingNews
· Jun 30, 2026
"Quel loser" : Joe Biden se paie Donald Trump après le fiasco de la rénovation du bassin du Lincoln Memorial à Washington
Deux ans après un débat télévisé désastreux avec Donald Trump, Joe Biden a violemment attaqué son successeur qu’il accuse de mener une présidence marquée par le narcissisme, l’incompétence et la ...
Diane Ravitch's blog
· Jun 30, 2026
David Dayen: Trump’s Reflecting Pool Saga
David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. He suggests that the saga of the Reflecting Pool is a metaphor for the Trump administration’s incompetence, mendaciousness, corruption, and unwillingness to accept responsibility. This, with its tales of vandals dumping fertilizer and slitting the paint with a knife, may be a lasting metaphor for []
Knewz
· Jul 6, 2026
Donald Trump foe Thomas Massie slams the president for bragging about ‘shaking down a private company’
Rep. Thomas Massie sharply criticized Donald Trump after the president touted securing a 10 percent ownership stake in Intel for the U.S. government in exchange for federal assistance, reviving their disagreement over the government’s role in private industry that has divided some conservatives. Thomas Massie calls out Donald Trump Massie took aim at Trump’s remarks...
The Daily Beast
· Jun 26, 2026
Fox News Host Makes Bonkers Reflecting Pool Claim
Fox NewsJesse Watters has blamed the Reflecting Pool disaster on his usual suspects.The Fox News host, 47, took a page out of President Donald Trump’s playbook and blamed the damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Democrats—without providing evidence.Watters went on an impassioned rant about the pool on Thursday’s The Five after co-host Greg Gutfeld asked him, “Has patriotism become synonymous with Trump, and that’s why patriotism is so hard for the Dems?”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Related coverage for "Trump’s Son Totally Blanks on Massive Opposition to Vanity Project": Liberty Nation — What the Reflecting Pool Saga Says About President Trump’s Haters. Salon — “What a loser”: Biden mocks Trump over Reflecting Pool. BingNews — "Quel loser" : Joe Biden se paie Donald Trump après le fiasco de la rénovation du bassin du Lincoln Memorial à Washington. Diane Ravitch's blog — David Dayen: Trump’s Reflecting Pool Saga. Knewz — Donald Trump foe Thomas Massie slams the president for bragging about ‘shaking down a private company’. The Daily Beast — Fox News Host Makes Bonkers Reflecting Pool Claim