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US: Trump threatens prison for Reflecting Pool 'vandalism'
The Trump administration spent $14.7 million repainting the Reflecting Pool 'American flag blue' ahead of the US' 250th anniversary celebrations. Weeks later, the paint is peeling, and algae has turned the water green. Trump has threatened prison for the vandalism.
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