Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.
The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.
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But government documents obtained by The New York Times show that while National Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s expansion joints, those were not directly related to the “American flag blue” coating that is now peeling, or to the algae that has turned the pool a bright shade of green.
Even as the documents show workers were attempting to address deteriorating conditions, Trump administration officials were insisting publicly that the pool was pristine.
The pool had been drained, resealed and then refilled by June 5. Four days later, Park Service workers discovered holes, cracks and peeling caulking in parts of the pool, along with cuts in sections of the foam, according to the documents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/trump-reflecting-pool-green-peeling.html
They lie about everything. I hate them.
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What kind of damage did that do?
Bystanders are actually being arrested for "vandalism" as far as I can tell for touching the water or peeling paint.
But obviously Trump and company who drove through the pool creating who knows what kind of damage are not being charged with vandalism.