The $14.7 Million Pool Repair: Contractor Errors Complicate the Vandalism Account
Reuters reports that Atlantic Industrial Coatings told the administration that errors in its work and flaws in the repair plan caused the renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner to peel and break loose. Reuters says the roughly $14.7 million renovation was fast-tracked before July Fourth; Trump had repeatedly blamed vandalism.
Contractor-fault account reported · administration disputes full explanation · no personal-liability finding