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Trump Accuses Vandals of Sabotaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool After $14M Renovation

Critics of the project suggest some of the problems may have been caused by the administration’s own efforts to combat a persistent algae bloom in the pool.

Critics of President Trump’s restoration work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appeared to be celebrating problems with the project, including peeling paint and a persistent algae bloom, on June 19, 2026.
Critics of President Trump’s restoration work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appeared to be celebrating problems with the project, including peeling paint and a persistent algae bloom, on June 19, 2026. Joseph Curl/The New York Sun