Biden Calls Trump a 'Loser' Over $8.5 Million Reflecting Pool Project
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 28
Biden Calls Trump a 'Loser' Over $8.5 Million Reflecting Pool Project
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 28
Summary
Joe Biden used a Maryland gala to mock Donald Trump as a "loser," saying the president is fixated on White House and Kennedy Center vanity projects, including an arch "in his own honor" and work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The attack centered on the pool renovation, which Trump had described in April as a "filthy, dirty" site leaking "like a sieve," even though federal contract data showed the government had already committed $8.5 million before he publicly pegged the cost at $2 million.
That project has drawn added scrutiny after algae blooms turned the pool green following a blue paint job, reinforcing Biden's claim that it reflects "narcissism and incompetence" in the administration.
Trump's broader building push has also hit resistance: a federal judge last week ordered the Kennedy Center to explain tarp and scaffolding over its entrance after Trump's name was removed, while critics question such spending amid White House vows to cut waste.
Biden delivered the remarks on the second anniversary of his disastrous 2024 debate, in a sharper public reentry that also included attacks on Trump's handling of NATO and Russia ahead of the 2026 midterms.