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Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again

repair." [![Workers are shown with long poles dipping into the water of the Reflecting Pool. The water is in the foreground of the photo, and it is a deep green color. The Lincoln Memorial

Trump says beleaguered reflecting pool will ‘probably’ be drained for repairs

repairs, but will have them done as quickly as possible”. He had [earlier acknowledged](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/20/trump-reflecting-pool-renovation-vandalism) “real problems” with the pool in the wake of a hasty $14.2m makeover. But he went

The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks

reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802343/reflecting-pool-resurfacing-blue-trump) Trump has been talking publicly about fixing the pool since at least November 2025, but ramped up his efforts in April after what