A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project

President has been blaming everything from vandals with chemicals to purposeful cutting for what he now calls a 300-foot ‘slit’ in the spray-painted surface coating done by no-bid…

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, newly renovated at a cost of $14m, is set to be drained again just weeks after reopening. The six-week-long project saw the pool drained…

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A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to…

The National Park Service will drain and repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after July Fourth celebrations, the agency’s deputy director for operations said in a court…

Según revela la investigación del Servicio de Parques Nacionales, el fondo fue mutilado deliberadamente provocando los daños

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National Park Service official Frank Lands also said at least 70 fence post tops were thrown in to the Reflecting Pool.

The US president has repeatedly blamed, without evidence, unidentified vandals for problems plaguing his US$16 million renovation project.

Senior official alleges in court filing that damage included about ‘70 fence post tops thrown’ into the pool

The announcement came after President Donald Trump indicated the pool repairs may not be finished in time for the semiquincentennial.

The National Park Service leader’s statement gave no indication of how officials arrived at the conclusion the multimillion-dollar liner was cut.

A court filing by a National Park Service official said that a liner on the bottom of the reflecting pool was "cut with a sharp knife or razor."