Tim Walz’s 3.5 Million-View Trump Jab Sparks Fraud-Scandal Backlash

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 22

Walz’s Friday X post mocking Trump over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool cleanup drew rapid conservative blowback, with critics arguing Minnesota’s own fraud scandals under his watch undercut the attack.
The post — viewed more than 3.5 million times — cast the pool saga as a Trump-style failure marked by ignored experts, grift and self-congratulation after a $14.8 million restoration quickly showed peeling paint and algae.
Critics including journalists, activists and Republican figures replied by invoking Minnesota fraud cases and Walz’s past controversies, while some supporters praised the jab.
Trump separately said the pool’s roughly $14 million repair needs stem from vandalism, citing a 300-foot gash, chemicals in the water and an '86 47' carving, while U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro vowed to prosecute even minor acts.