President Donald Trump said on Sunday that work to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington will begin immediately after it was damaged by vandalism.
The reflecting pool had been renovated ahead of the 250th anniversary of the country’s Independence Day on July 4 under Trump’s order, which included repainting its surface blue. But problems have emerged in recent days with algae blooming in the pool and peeling paint.
Trump said in a Truth Social post on June 21 that he inspected the pool and found it had been “seriously vandalized.” He said the pool’s condition left him wondering “who would do such a thing,” adding that the damage will be fixed….