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President Donald Trump says vandals caused the algae blooms and peeling paint at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. He speaks with reporters in the Oval Office. (Source: Bloomberg)
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism, has ties to ActBlue and donated to Barack Obama's campaigns, records show.
The Department of the Interior on Monday said five individuals were arrested in connection to reports of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “Five individuals have been arrested for vandalism. Five additional individuals were issued federal citations,” a department spokesperson told The Hill. The spokesperson said a total of 14 police reports have been…
President Trump on Monday said that a 10-year prison sentence for the destruction of the newly renovated reflecting pool and grass on the National Mall will be "fully enforced," threatening the left-wing vandals defacing the national monuments in DC. President Trump undertook the project to restore the filthy green water basin, built in the 1920s, which has been marred by issues, including sinking and leaking into the swamp beneath. The post NEW: Trump says Vandals Who Left “300 Foot Long Gash” and Dumped Chemicals in Reflecting Pool will Face 10 YEARS in Prison appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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A woman was allegedly issued a citation and escorted away from the reflecting pool on Monday after dipping her hand into the water, TMZ reported.Members of the National Guard, U.S. Marshals, and police officers were seen questioning her at the location, according to TMZ. She declined to speak with TMZ after the incident.The Washington, D.C. landmark has been plagued with algae blooms, a dead duckling, and damage following a controversial multi-million dollar remodel.President Donald Trump on Monday threatened that anyone who vandalizes the monument would face 10 years in prison.The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is getting treated like the Mona Lisa these days ... and one woman got a ticket to prove it. 😳 pic.twitter.com/WcMn8WWt6t— TMZ (@TMZ) June 22, 2026
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has a new problem: it's reportedly starting to smell.Washington, D.C., freelance photographer Joe Flood posted a photo on X on Monday of the pool being actively drained. "As they drain it, the Reflecting Pool is starting to smell," he wrote.President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Saturday that the pool would "probably be forced to release and drain much of the water in order to do the necessary repairs."The drain order came after a $14 million no-bid renovation cratered almost immediately. Workers painted the pool bottom "American flag blue" — then algae bloomed within days, turning the water green and sending the new paint peeling off in strips.Trump blamed unnamed vandals, without offering evidence. United States Park Police separately arrested David Carter Hearn, 67, a three-time Olympic canoeist who says he stopped at the site out of curiosity and reached down to touch a piece of peeling paint. He was charged with misdemeanor destruction of government property."I was just a curious, concerned citizen," Hearn told the Washington Post. "I guess I was there at the wrong place, wrong time."Scientists weren't surprised by the algae. National Public Radio reported that the pool's dark new surface absorbs more sunlight, warming the water and creating ideal conditions for blooms.
