Trump raises ‘paid protester’ claim after same individual protests two of his D.C. projects

President Donald Trump on Sunday questioned whether a woman protesting two projects associated with his administration was being paid to demonstrate.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared photos highlighting a woman who had appeared at demonstrations connected to his projects in Washington, D.C. 

“How much is she being paid, and by whom?” Trump wrote. 

Photos provided show the woman at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Poola and the Triumphal Arch site.

Trump did not provide specific evidence for the accusation. 

The episode began with posts from conservative journalist Emily Miller, who highlighted footage and photographs of a woman appearing at protests concerning Trump's renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and his proposed triumphal arch project. Miller questioned the woman about whether she was being paid to demonstrate.

Trump wrote that the woman had been caught “REDHANDED” and argued that there were “many such people” attempting to stop or delay his projects and policies.