Trump news at a glance: US president claims ‘vandalism’ for Washington DC reflecting pool problems
Paint seen peeling off in the water at pool site; investigation finds ICE agents disproportionately target people from Latin America – key US politics stories from Saturday 20 June at a glance
TL;DR
- Donald Trump claims 'vandalism' is responsible for problems at Washington's reflecting pool, citing peeling paint and an algae bloom, and states that arrests have been made.
- An investigation reveals that 93% of immigrants arrested by ICE on New York and New Jersey streets and who filed lawsuits were from Latin American countries.
- A new book alleges that former US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy derogatory names and advised Trump against hosting him.
- Health experts criticize the Trump administration's 'authoritarian' quarantine measures related to hantavirus.
- Congressman Jim Jordan is linked to a group that received 'dark money' from an ICE contractor.
- Environmentalists lost a bid to block SpaceX from closing a Texas beach during rocket launches.
- A website leak exposed participants in secretive Dialog retreats, including politicians.