President Trump claimed as recently as this week that the Reflecting Pool was ‘slashed with a knife’ or ‘box cutter’

The president once again claimed, without evidence, that the Reflecting Pool’s floor was damaged by vandals and alleged “300 yards long” slashes on its floor.

The president has been complaining about vandals destroying the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. But now that the pool is being drained, a different story is emerging.

The president once again claimed, without evidence, that the Reflecting Pool’s floor was damaged by vandals and alleged “300 yards long” slashes on the surface.

The pool project was beset by an algae bloom as pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off. Trump has blamed the peeling on vandals. But critics allege it's from shoddy…

President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon,” again claiming…

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has again been drained in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as President Donald Trump claims damage done by "vandals."

The president has insisted vandals are responsible for slashing a ‘300 yards long’ hole into the new liner of the Reflecting Pool – though visitors were unable to spot it

An FBI evidence collection team was spotted by the pool.

President Trump claimed as recently as this week that the Reflecting Pool was ‘slashed with a knife’ or ‘box cutter’