Trump says he will repair National Mall reflecting pool after July 4

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June 26, 2026 3:16 PM EDT

Construction continues at Reflecting Pool near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C., U.S., June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON, ‌June ​26 (Reuters) - ​President Donald Trump said on Friday he would repair the National ‌Mall reflecting pool after July 4, ⁠as the landmark remains under heightened security and ‌surveillance amid ongoing controversy ‌over its renovation and emerging maintenance problems.

The reflecting pool, located between the ​Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, was the subject of a roughly $14 ⁠million Trump-directed renovation that aimed to restore and recolor ​the basin ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, but has since drawn ​scrutiny after reports of ‌algae growth, peeling surface material and visible deterioration just weeks ⁠after completion.

Trump has blamed dark-of-night saboteurs for the issues with the project. While no ⁠evidence has emerged to support Trump's claim that ​a vandal cut a 350-foot (107-meter) gash in the pool, a National Park Service official said in ‌a sworn court statement late on Wednesday that on June ‌9, U.S. Park Police examined apparent ⁠intentional damage to ‌the pool.

(Reporting By ​Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw; editing by Michelle Nichols and Sanjev ‌Miglani)


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