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 ...

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 ...

In June 2026, an image circulated online purportedly showing a screenshot of The Trump Organization's online merchandise store selling pieces of peeling paint from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool began filling with water on June 4 following maintenance work that President Donald Trump called a “big project.” In late May, Trump claimed that “the Biden ...