US President Donald Trump said on Saturday "terrible vandals" had sabotaged his renovation project of the Reflecting Pool in Washington, which will have to be revamped again, as it was blighted with…

The president also insisted that just a "small area" of the pool has been affected despite images showing otherwise.

The historic pool was drained and refinished in a no-bid contract this year as part of the president's sweeping plans to beautify Washington DC.

‘They've also done everything possible to hurt the inside surface that was just installed.’