Photos from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's July 2026 draining show tire tracks left by U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade from early May. In the days after the July Fourth holiday ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and fellow Republicans say they support the president’s passion for the pool project because D.C. is the “center of democracy in the free world” Anna Moneymaker/Getty; ...

Update, Sept. 14: For further information on evidence contradicting Trump’s reflecting pool claims, see our story “Trump’s Continued Claims of Vandalism at Reflecting Pool Disputed by U.S. Attorney ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees the National Park Service, told Snopes in an emailed statement that the original plan was to surround the pool with fences for the country's 250th ...

President Donald Trump has created a murky mess of unproven claims and provably false claims about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The New York Times reported Tuesday that internal government ...

President Donald Trump claimed Saturday, without providing evidence, that vandals damaged the algae-plagued Reflecting Pool on the National Mall and that the water will need to be drained for repairs.

President Donald Trump on Friday said vandals damaged the recently renovated reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial, adding that authorities are investigating the incident. Trump's comments come as ...

While some people claimed it was sabotage, it was more likely that the paint peeled off because hydrogen peroxide was poured into the pool to treat green algae. As of this writing, officials had not ...

Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump authorized more than $14 million to repaint the bottom of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "American flag blue" in 2026, the paint began to peel off. While ...

Need to cool off in Philly? The city has officially started its public pool season. On June 12, City Mayor Cherelle Parker joined neighbors and constituents to open the John B. Kelly Pool on Lansdown ...

MCCANDLESS, Pa. — The North Park Swimming Pool is scheduled to open for the season on Saturday after a mechanical issue delayed its start to the season. On Friday, Allegheny County Parks said the pool ...

President Trump has made false or exaggerated claims of a Civil War-era push for a triumphal arch, hundreds of millions spent on repairs on the Reflecting Pool, and an absence of working fountains. By ...