Trump attacks New York Times over report on reflecting pool's rising costs

The Hill presents Trump's attack on the New York Times using direct quotation without editorial interpolation, creating a straightforward reporting of a political figure's statement. The framing is balanced—it reports the criticism and the underlying project cost story without amplifying either Trump's characterization of the Times or the Times' original reporting. Language is largely neutral ('ripped,' 'detailing,' 'ballooning') with minimal loaded descriptors, though Trump's own charged language ('Failing,' 'worst') is preserved as direct quote.

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• This article does not address the specific cost figures or timeline details of the reflecting pool project
• This article does not include the New York Times' original reporting or its defense of the story
• This article does not contextualize Trump's previous attacks on the Times or media criticism patterns