Trump: We'll Probably Drain Reflecting Pool Again

The saga of DC's Reflecting Pool just won't end. President Trump said Saturday night that he'll likely have the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool emptied again, after paint began sloughing off the surface and algae appeared just days after a $14 million resurfacing project wrapped up. In a Truth Social post, Trump blamed "disgraceful Vandalism" for the problems and said "many additional people" have been arrested, reports CNN. His claims have not been verified by Park Police. (One person arrested Friday says he reached into the pool to touch a flap of peeling paint but didn't vandalize anything.)

Trump asserted that vandals "took some form of knife or blade, and put a 250 foot long gash into the beautiful facade." He also said they "poured corrosive and destructive chemicals" into the pool. Meanwhile, pool specialists tell the Washington Post that the problems look more like preparation or installation failures than sabotage, suggesting improperly treated surfaces or water intrusion under the lining.