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Multiple arrests after Trump claims vandalism at Reflecting Pool

ABC Australia · Jun 20, 2026, 11:28 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • A worker removes algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations.
  • Donald Trump says multiple people have been arrested for vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.
  • A multi-million-dollar project to turn the historic pool "American flag blue" was recently completed, but its new blue paint has been peeling and the water has turned green with algae.

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A worker removes algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after recent renovations. (Reuters: Aaron Schwartz)

Donald Trump says multiple people have been arrested for vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington DC.

A multi-million-dollar project to turn the historic pool "American flag blue" was recently completed, but its new blue paint has been peeling and the water has turned green with algae.

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