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Donald Trump: “They spent, some people say, 200 million. You know what they…”

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President Trump Visits White House Ballroom Construction

Published | Video Starts at 29:18

Obama. President Obama. President Biden spent much more than $100 million on the reflecting lake between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. They spent much more. They spent, some people say, 200 million. You know what they got out of it? A closed lake. It never opened. And when it did, it shut right away. It leaked. It was a disaster. I'm doing a job on the reflecting lake for a fraction of what they paid now. (29:18–29:24)

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Asserts that some people claim $200 million was spent on the reflecting lake, which resulted in a closed lake.

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