Trump Says Reflecting Pool Repairs Will Begin ‘Immediately’
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- Breaking News Trump Says Reflecting Pool Repairs Will Begin ‘Immediately’By Zachary Folk,
- The president said the government would “probably be forced to release and drain much of the water in order to do the necessary repairs.”
- The renovations were completed and the pool was refilled by June 5, but just days later algae made it appear a shade of green—a persistent problem in the past.
Breaking News Trump Says Reflecting Pool Repairs Will Begin ‘Immediately’By Zachary Folk,
Topline President Donald Trump said work on fixing the renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would begin “immediately,” after previously suggesting it might need to be drained again to fix the damage he says was caused by vandals—just 16 days after the government refilled it following a project that made the bottom “American Flag Blue.”
A National Park Service employee uses a vacuum to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool near a missing section of blue coating on Friday in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key FactsTrump said he inspected the damage to the Reflecting Pool, insisting it was “seriously vandalized” by “SICK, DERANGED PEOPLE” without providing further specifics.