The Reflecting Pool Scandal: A Tale of Blame Shifting and Algae The indictment of former US Olympian David "Davey" Hearn for vandalizing Washington, D. C.
's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has drawn attention away from the administration's own failures.
This is a familiar pattern in recent years: whenever the Trump administration faces scrutiny over a botched project or policy decision, they quickly shift the blame onto someone else.