Fetterman: ‘Stop the henpecking’ on Trump’s reflecting pool revamp price tag

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday defended the amount of money reportedly spent on President Trump’s revamp of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and told critics to “stop the henpecking.”

The New York Times cited federal records that showed the actual cost of the project to repaint the bottom of the pool “American flag blue” and mend leaking joints was at $13.1 million. Trump originally said the repairs would cost $1.8 million.

The Interior Department added $6.2 million to the existing $6.9 million contract, the outlet reported.

“Stop this henpecking. $13M? This is an iconic American place and was in serious disrepair,” Fetterman said on the social platform X, sharing a screenshot of the headline for the Times’ story. “Get over the TDS and celebrate this is getting done for our 250th.”

Trump earlier on Tuesday blasted the outlet’s reporting, accusing the Times of justifying former presidents “Obama and Biden’s expensively botched attempt at fixing the long broken, unsightly,........

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