Trump, Claiming Vandalism, Says Reflecting Pool Will Likely Need to Be Drained

Source: www.nytimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 01:59:29 GMT

The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Trump lets loose new details on Reflecting Pool damage: 'Many people have been arrested' — www.rawstory.com
Left: Man cited by authorities for simply touching water in Trump's Reflecting Pool: report — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump's Reflecting Pool sabotage claim falls apart: 'Brain is filled with tapioca' — www.rawstory.com
Left: Trump claims multiple were arrested over Reflecting Pool 'destruction': 'Years in Jail!' — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: Trump blames vandals for Reflecting Pool problems and says it may need to be drained again — www.nbcnews.com
Center: Murky Reflecting Pool draws tourists, but not for reasons Trump wanted — abcnews.go.com
Center-Left: Reflecting Pool Is Now Under Siege by a Different and More ‘Aggressive’ Form of Algae: Report — www.mediaite.com
Center-Left: Read the transcript of Trump's interview with "The Axios Show" — www.axios.com
Right: Former Olympian among those charged with vandalizing Reflecting Pool; Trump says basin must be drained: report — www.foxnews.com
Right: Three-Time Olympian Arrested Over Alleged Damage to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — www.breitbart.com

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