The White House said that Trump was not aware ahead of time that Pirro’s office would drop the charges. By publicly rebuking Pirro, Trump sent a message to other administration officials that he is not to be contradicted, regardless of what the facts show. “Now does that mean that every case goes exactly the way that President Trump wants or I want or U.S. Attorney Pirro wants? Pirro blamed others for giving Trump bad adviceWhat makes the reflecting pool incident different was that the administration contradicted claims of property damage made repeatedly by the president. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has supported Trump’s claims that vandals damaged the pool.