{"id":1899,"date":"2026-06-21T04:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T04:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2026-06-21T04:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T04:13:32","slug":"trump-80-spirals-as-reflecting-pool-fiasco-takes-another-mortifying-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"Trump, 80, Spirals as Reflecting Pool Fiasco Takes Another Mortifying Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump has found someone new to blame for his Reflecting Pool disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1898\">SNL Icon\u2019s \u2018Baby Boa\u2019 Bulge Causes Massive Stir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a Truth Social post on Saturday, the president claimed multiple alleged vandals had been arrested after damage was discovered at the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our Nations [sic] magnificent Reflecting Pool,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWho would do such a thing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, Trump claimed that \u201cmany additional people\u201d had been arrested and alleged that vandals used a knife or blade to carve a 250-foot gash into the pool\u2019s new surface.<\/p>\n<p>He also accused unidentified individuals of pouring \u201ccorrosive and destructive chemicals\u201d into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also acknowledged that the problems at the Reflecting Pool have become so severe that much of the water may need to be drained again for repairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe met with contractors today, will probably be forced to release and drain much of the water in order to do the necessary repairs,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The admission marks another setback for a renovation that was originally expected to take a week but stretched into nearly two months before being overtaken by algae days after reopening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Reflecting Pool was never so beautiful as it was just one week ago,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud of what we have done with this magnificent structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s vandalism claims quickly became fodder for critics online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve arrested more people for touching the peeling paint at the Reflecting Pool than they\u2019ve arrested from the Epstein files,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping his promise to drain the swamp,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p>While others accused Trump of looking for a scapegoat rather than accepting responsibility for the troubled project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy admit it when you can blame your own citizens?\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<p>One of the people caught up in the crackdown insists he was doing little more than satisfying his curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>David Hearn, a 67-year-old former Olympic canoe racer from Bethesda, Maryland, told the Associated Press he was detained Friday after reaching down and touching part of the new coating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a curious citizen,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cI reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Hearn, he immediately stopped after a worker instructed him to leave it alone, but was nevertheless detained by National Guard troops and Park Police officers for roughly five hours.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1896\">Star Granted Restraining Order Over Deranged Fan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post reported that Hearn has been ordered to appear in court next month and is seeking legal assistance.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests come as the Reflecting Pool makeover threatens to overshadow Trump\u2019s broader campaign to spruce up Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had earlier on Saturday been celebrating what he described as his administration\u2019s efforts to make Washington \u201cSAFE &amp; BEAUTIFUL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a graphic posted to Truth Social, the president boasted that workers had fixed 1,695 lights, rehabilitated or installed 1,143 benches, cleaned 500 instances of graffiti, removed 152 homeless encampments, repaired 22 fountains, and cleaned dozens of monuments and statues.<\/p>\n<p>The Reflecting Pool makeover was prominently featured among the administration\u2019s accomplishments. Minutes later, Trump was blaming alleged vandals for damaging the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYears in jail! Work will begin immediately on its repair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast reached out to the White House and National Park Service for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The project\u2019s troubles are particularly awkward for the White House as Trump personally championed a plan to repaint the basin in what he called \u201cAmerican flag blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally expected to cost about $1.8 million and take a week to complete, the renovation stretched for nearly two months and ultimately cost taxpayers an estimated $14 million.<\/p>\n<p>The problems began almost immediately after the pool reopened earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Within days, a major algae bloom turned much of the water green, undermining Trump\u2019s promise of a more picturesque landmark. <\/p>\n<p>Workers have spent days trying to rescue the troubled renovation, including removing algae from the water and pouring hydrogen peroxide into the pool to control the bloom<b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump claimed Friday that the algae was already \u201c75% gone\u201d and would soon be completely eliminated. Yet pictures of the Reflecting Pool continue to show a landmark struggling to shake its green tint.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1894\">Medieval Times\u2019 \u2018Queen\u2019 Sues Over Wardrobe Malfunction<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has found someone new to blame for his Reflecting Pool disaster. Read more SNL Icon\u2019s \u2018Baby Boa\u2019 Bulge Causes Massive Stir In a Truth Social post on Saturday, the president claimed multiple alleged vandals had been arrested after damage was discovered at the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. \u201cThe United States [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump, 80, Spirals as Reflecting Pool Fiasco Takes Another Mortifying Turn - Nationwide Inter State Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=1899\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump, 80, Spirals as Reflecting Pool Fiasco Takes Another Mortifying Turn - Nationwide Inter State Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Donald Trump has found someone new to blame for his Reflecting Pool disaster. 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