It was 250 feet when the president first reported it Saturday. By Monday night, it had stretched to 350 feet, by his own accounting.

President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.

The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his…

Trump said the reflecting pool is the only one among several areas renovated by his administration that has been vandalized.

The security presence comes as work crews began draining the Reflecting Pool to repair what Trump called damage from vandalism.