Trump is publicly turning on one of his most loyal allies after her office dropped a vandalism case he cared deeply about — a sign of real frustration inside his administration.

• Jeanine Pirro, Trump's US attorney for DC and a longtime defender, dropped charges against people accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool's new $14 million lining.
• Prosecutors couldn't prove vandalism — new evidence points to a botched installation by Trump's own handpicked contractor.
• Trump ripped her in the Oval Office, saying she "folded like an umbrella," and considered firing her, though he stopped short.
• It fits a pattern: of 500-plus charges against people accused of assaulting immigration agents, only four have led to guilty verdicts because the cases don't hold up in court.
• On the side, the UFC's White House cage match reportedly lost $30 million, with Trump's family crypto firm World Liberty Financial among the sponsors.

Outlook: Pirro keeps her job for now, but the clash shows even Trump's most loyal picks can't survive when reality clashes with what he wants said.