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Trump’s Vanity Projects Blamed for Mount Rushmore Neglect
Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s various vanity projects are using up money intended to fix Mount Rushmore. The iconic site needs 57 million in repairs it isn’t getting, and Democrats say they know where the money went. They are accusing the Trump administration of redirecting tens of millions of dollars in national park fee revenue to fund the 80-year-old president’s Washington “beautification” projects, leaving landmarks like Mount Rushmore to deteriorate. The National Park Service faces a deferred maintenance backlog of more than 24.2 billion nationwide as of the end of fiscal 2025.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Washington Examiner
· Jun 26, 2026
Mount Rushmore is incomplete: Here’s who is missing
Last week, I stood at the foot of Mount Rushmore. Like millions of Americans before me, I looked up at the granite faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln and felt a familiar sense of awe. The monument captures something essential about the American story: courage, vision, sacrifice, and leadership carved []
MS NOW
· Jun 22, 2026
The failed Reflecting Pool renovation is the perfect metaphor
Trump has a hubristic habit of claiming he’s getting things done that nobody has before, rushing through the efforts — and then ignoring when things fall apart. The post The failed Reflecting Pool renovation is the perfect metaphor appeared first on MS NOW.
The Daily Beast
· Jun 22, 2026
Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown
Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump spent Monday morning freaking out about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after his renovations turned into a debacle with algae and peeling paint ahead of July 4 celebrations.The president took to Truth Social to post unhinged threats and accusations after the massive pool on the National Mall has become a mess following his repeated bragging about how good he was at fixing pools. “Of the MANY Statues and Fountains that we rebuilt, renovated, cleaned, and fixed, the only one that was Vandalized was the Reflecting Pool, which is being taken care of, ASAP!” Trump wrote. Read more at The Daily Beast.
Daily Mail
· Jul 4, 2026
Trump shares strong hints he's about to add HIS face to Mount Rushmore as White House sends message supporting his inclusion on iconic monument
Trump shares strong hints he's about to add HIS face to Mount Rushmore as White House sends message supporting his inclusion on iconic monument
DNyuz
· Jul 5, 2026
Trump administration won’t seek new bids to repair Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
NEW YORK — The Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Sunday as he faced new questions about the troubled project and the taxpayer money involved. Like President Trump, Burgum said he was 100 sure that vandals caused the damage to the century-old Reflecting Pool []
Talking Points Memo
· Jun 22, 2026
The Reflecting Pool as a Reflection of Trump’s Corruption and Tin-Potism
Peak Trumpism After President Donald Trump’s boastful, 16 million-plus makeover of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial was spoiled...
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Related coverage for "Trump’s Vanity Projects Blamed for Mount Rushmore Neglect": Washington Examiner — Mount Rushmore is incomplete: Here’s who is missing. MS NOW — The failed Reflecting Pool renovation is the perfect metaphor. The Daily Beast — Trump, 80, Unravels Over Botched Vanity Project in Morning Meltdown. Daily Mail — Trump shares strong hints he's about to add HIS face to Mount Rushmore as White House sends message supporting his inclusion on iconic monument. DNyuz — Trump administration won’t seek new bids to repair Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Talking Points Memo — The Reflecting Pool as a Reflection of Trump’s Corruption and Tin-Potism