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Former President Biden criticizes President Trump in Maryland speech
Former President Biden delivered a 10-minute address at a Democratic Party event in Hanover, Maryland, on Saturday. He described several Washington projects and administration actions as examples of vanity and corruption.
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The speech referenced the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to create space for a ballroom, the court-ordered removal of the president's name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, plans for a triumphal arch, and a $14.7 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool that produced an algae bloom.
Washington projects cited Biden stated that the reflecting pool renovation included a $1.7 million no-bid contract awarded to a Trump donor who lives near the president's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. He described the contract as evidence of "brazen, blatant corruption" beyond simple narcissism or incompetence.
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