# Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits ‘botched’ repairs

https://mins.news/en/item/11675

- BBC News, 2026-08-01 00:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> President Donald Trump had accused “sick” vandals of damaging the Reflecting Pool. A former Olympian was subsequently charged in connection with the incident. Prosecutors have now said contractors were responsible for causing the damage. The administration has dropped the vandalism charge and acknowledged that the repairs were “botched.”

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