Burgum clashes with CNN host, blasts media for questioning vandalism of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum clashed with CNN's Dana Bash over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, asserting that officials can prove vandals cut the liner. Burgum defended the material's durability and dismissed media skepticism, while Bash questioned the evidence for vandalism. The article also mentions a former Olympian indicted in the alleged vandalism and notes the pool's repair status ahead of the Fourth of July.