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President Trump said Sunday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained shortly after the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations wrap up, accusing criminals of both damaging the lining and creating algae.
“The Reflecting Pool is now in full use after suffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country,” Trump said of the Reflecting Pool in a Truth Social post Sunday.
“It never worked properly until last week and, right after July 4th, when we will drain the water to treat the damage caused by these ‘animals,’ it will again be in perfect shape,” he added.
“In the meantime, it is working well, the criminally made algae is gone, and the grass, which was destroyed, is being replaced shortly.”
The Trump administration shelled out nearly $15 million to renovate the pool this spring, adding a new blue lining, fixing leaks and adding “nanobubblers” meant to keep away algae. However, the fixes didn’t last long, with a massive algal bloom and peeling paint in recent weeks.
Both Trump and the National Park Service have claimed the bottom of the pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor.
“They cut the lower surface of a very expensive and strong waterproof padding, in the color of American Flag Blue, and put their hands underneath the surface, and ripped it,” Trump said in his Sunday post.
Trump has undertaken multiple renovation projects during his second term, including the controversial building of a ballroom at the White House after tearing down the East Wing.
In his post on Sunday, Trump said he also visited the East Potomac Golf Links, which he called “dilapidated, worn out, and very dangerous.”
He said the administration would oversee the construction of “one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World” on the site, with views of Washington’s monuments, also promising to make it available to the public.
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