Trump blames vandals for $14 million Reflecting Pool damage (opens in new tab)

President Trump has blamed vandals for problems at the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying six people had been arrested and claiming, without publicly released supporting evidence, that a long cut damaged the pool lining. The $14-million-plus rehabilitation project included repainting the century-old pool in a color Trump called “American flag blue” ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, but after water returned, algae bloomed and sections of the new ...