{"id":3351,"date":"2026-06-22T21:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2026-06-22T21:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:33:33","slug":"patrols-continue-at-the-reflecting-pool-as-trump-looks-for-a-renovation-do-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3351","title":{"rendered":"Patrols continue at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 National Guard service members and U.S. Park Police were patrolling the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, as Donald Trump\u2019s administration faces a self-imposed deadline to fix a botched renovation and cleaning efforts ahead of the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3349\">Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The patrols come two days after Trump said authorities had made \u201cmultiple arrests\u201d of people he insisted were responsible for damage to the peeling coating after an algae bloom occurred. The liner was installed as part of his $14 million-plus project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The president has confirmed the problems likely require draining the pool again for liner repairs, and he promised a quick fix. But the timeline was not clear Monday, and the administration did not immediately respond to questions about a new round of work. Contractors and federal workers in recent days have been using chemicals and ozone nanobubbles to combat the algae.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Trump pitched the original improvements as intended to clean, beautify and reinforce an iconic site that he said had become dilapidated and dirty because of previous presidents\u2019 neglect. Algae has plagued the pool for a century, and Trump insisted that a newly installed \u2018American flag blue\u2019 coating, which he selected himself, would turn the pool into a gleaming expanse along the National Mall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yet within weeks of Trump declaring the rehabilitation completed in time for Independence Day, the water was plagued by a vivid green algae bloom that clouded the pool\u2019s coating. An approximately 4 foot-square piece of the liner was observed last Friday to be partially floating in the pool. The Associated Press observed additional pieces in the water Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Via social media, the president has blamed the problems on \u201cSICK, DERANGED PEOPLE!\u201d He asserted Monday on Truth Social that intentional damages include a \u201c300 foot long gash\u201d and that \u201cchemicals have been illegally placed in the water.\u201d A day earlier, Trump posted, \u201cWork will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized Reflecting Pool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He has not substantiated those claims, and even if anyone has deliberately peeled the lining, that would not explain the algae bloom that appeared more intensely than what typically occurred before the renovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3347\">NBA mock draft: Predicting who goes No. 1, and who the Celtics take at No. 27<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Images showing that Trump\u2019s project apparently backfired boomeranged across social media last week, drawing crowds of onlookers eager to see the effects themselves. An unknown number ended up being detained by federal authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One man arrested was David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland. A former Olympic canoe racer, Hearn told The Associated Press that he reached into the pool because he wanted to examine the peeling new coating. He said he briefly touched a chunk that was still attached to the side of the pool, then let go shortly after a park worker told him to. Hearn said he was then detained by National Guard troops and Park Police for five hours before being released Friday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m a curious citizen,\u201d Hearn said in a telephone interview. \u201cI reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Park Police did not immediately respond Monday to AP\u2019s questions about how many arrests were made and whether any charges had been filed. Washington\u2019s Metropolitan Police Department said Monday that the agency is not involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was not immediately apparent what criminal or civil violation someone might commit reaching into the pool. Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts on the matter, threatened prison time for his unnamed assailants, referencing laws against defacing federal monuments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><i>Barrow reported from Atlanta. Katie Vogel contributed reporting from Washington, D.C.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3345\">Going to a national park this summer? 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