Trump claims vandals damaged Reflecting Pool
June 22, 2026
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as posted by the channelPresident Trump says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool may need to be drained again, as chunks of its new blue coating have peeled off and algae has turned the pool’s blue water green.
Trump wrote on social media that multiple people were arrested for vandalism, including slicing a 250-foot gash in the pool’s newly repainted facade. But aquatics specialist Steve Goodale says that would be hard to do, given the strength of the coating. He says there are other reasons the paint could be peeling off, from dust to humidity to contamination.
Trump says repairs will be done as quickly as possible, with less than two weeks to go until the fourth of July.
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