Trump has blamed the state of the pool on ‘deranged vandals,’ but critics allege the damage is from botched repair work

On social media, Trump said the reflecting pool was being drained to make repairs and blamed “Country hating sleazebags” for the damage.

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

Turns out, the pool liner didn’t peel up because of vandals.