{"id":2037203,"date":"2026-07-10T18:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037203"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:10:14","slug":"crews-drain-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-again-as-part-of-troubled-trump-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2037203","title":{"rendered":"Crews drain Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of troubled Trump revamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/41\/75\/1200x675_cmsv2_31b60d6d-e100-5c29-88cc-37a8d11d067b-9834175.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2908950-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2908950\" data-cid=\"9834209\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2908950-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Crews drain Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of troubled Trump revamp<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/41\/75\/1536x864_cmsv2_31b60d6d-e100-5c29-88cc-37a8d11d067b-9834175.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"National Park Service workers stand near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, 10 July, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              National Park Service workers stand near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, 10 July, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783707014\">\n                    Published on                 <time datetime=\"2026-07-10 20:10:14 +02:00\">10\/07\/2026 &#8211; 20:10 GMT+2<\/time><span class=\"c-article-publication-date__bullet\">\u2022<\/span>Updated<br \/>\n                                     <time datetime=\"20:11\">20:11<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has blamed the peeling on vandals, though critics allege it&#8217;s from shoddy repair work.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, whose agency oversees the National Park Service, told conservative podcaster Katie Miller in an interview released earlier this week that the new round of draining was planned.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the water might still contain debris from an extensive Independence Day fireworks display over the National Mall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/41\/75\/808x539_cmsv2_de7b7d50-2762-51c2-b4ba-810b693cad7c-9834175.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump speaks while switching planes at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, 8 July, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump speaks while switching planes at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, 8 July, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDrain the water, clean up the fireworks stuff,\u201d Burgum told Miller, who is the wife of deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller. \u201cRepair the vandalism that was done. Fill it back up again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The work on the Reflecting Pool is just one of a number of projects Trump has spearheaded across the nation&#8217;s capital. Most prominently, he demolish the East Wing of the White House to build a $400 million (\u20ac350 million) ballroom and also has plans for a towering arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>He initially announced his intentions to beautify the Reflecting Pool this spring, saying he wanted it completed before the nation\u2019s 250th birthday celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Water was drained and Trump directed that the bottom be painted what he called \u201cAmerican flag blue.\u201d In May, the president posted on his social media site of the pool: \u201cThe goal is to have it done, at this higher level, prior to July 4th \u2014 We are ahead of schedule!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But problems began quickly after the initial work was finished. Trump blamed vandals and court documents later showed that the National Park Service reported to the US Park Police a 9 June incident in which a sharp knife or razor cut the pool\u2019s new liner.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/41\/75\/808x539_cmsv2_fcec3949-7676-5f94-a59d-eb1dede9b714-9834175.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the National Park Service uses a vacuum like device to remove algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, 19 June, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Members of the National Park Service uses a vacuum like device to remove algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, 19 June, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, former Olympic canoe racer David Hearn pleaded not guilty in DC Superior Court to deliberately damaging the Reflecting Pool. Hearn has said he reached inside the pool to examine the peeled sealant and let go of a chunk when he was told to by a park worker.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyers and other Trump administration critics have derided the case as an abuse of prosecutorial power and maintain he is being scapegoated for the poor job done fixing up the pool.<\/p>\n<p>At least three other people have been charged in the same court with misdemeanours for allegedly removing pieces of paint from the Reflecting Pool, according to online court records. All three pleaded not guilty during their initial court appearances on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The pool was closed for the Independence Day celebration, which featured what Trump said was the largest fireworks display in the world. The president had said that the pool would have to be drained anew as part of the new round of repairs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/41\/75\/808x539_cmsv2_2ad677aa-0064-5114-ac50-6ca180ecea97-9834175.jpg\" alt=\"Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, 9 July, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, 9 July, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Burgum has also said that the Trump administration won&#8217;t seek bids for the new rounds of repairs. 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from message-scanning regime<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2908743-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2908743\" data-cid=\"9832857\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    11 people killed as wildfires tear through southern Spain<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Crews are again draining the\u00a0Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington as President Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0efforts to revamp the body of water extend well past his initial goal of having it ready by 4 July to mark the country\u2019s 250th birthday.The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was\u00a0beset by an algae bloom\u00a0and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.Trump has blamed the peeling on vandals, though critics allege it&#8217;s from shoddy repair work.Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, whose agency oversees the National Park Service, told conservative podcaster Katie Miller in an interview released earlier this week that the new round of draining was planned.He also said that the water might still contain debris from an extensive Independence Day fireworks display\u00a0over the National Mall.\u201cDrain the water, clean up the fireworks stuff,\u201d Burgum told Miller, who is the wife of deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller. \u201cRepair the vandalism that was done. Fill it back up again.\u201dThe work on the Reflecting Pool is just one of a number of projects Trump has spearheaded across the nation&#8217;s capital. Most prominently, he\u00a0demolish the East Wing of the White House\u00a0to build a $400 million (\u20ac350 million) ballroom and\u00a0also has plans for a towering arch\u00a0between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.He initially announced his intentions to beautify the Reflecting Pool this spring, saying he wanted it completed before the nation\u2019s 250th birthday celebrations.Water was drained and Trump directed that the bottom be painted what he called \u201cAmerican flag blue.\u201d In May, the president posted on his social media site of the pool: \u201cThe goal is to have it done, at this higher level, prior to July 4th \u2014 We are ahead of schedule!\u201dBut problems began quickly after the initial work was finished. Trump blamed vandals and court documents\u00a0later showed that the\u00a0National Park Service reported to the US Park Police\u00a0a 9 June incident in which a sharp knife or razor cut the pool\u2019s new liner.On Thursday, former Olympic canoe racer David Hearn\u00a0pleaded not guilty\u00a0in DC Superior Court to deliberately damaging the Reflecting Pool. Hearn has said he reached inside the pool to examine the peeled sealant and let go of a chunk when he was told to by a park worker.His lawyers and other Trump administration critics have derided the case as an abuse of prosecutorial power and maintain he is being scapegoated for the poor job done fixing up the pool.At least three other people have been charged in the same court with misdemeanours for allegedly removing pieces of paint from the Reflecting Pool, according to online court records. All three pleaded not guilty during their initial court appearances on Wednesday.The pool was closed for the Independence Day celebration, which featured what Trump said was the largest fireworks display in the world. The president had said that the pool would have to be drained anew as part of the new round of repairs.Burgum has also said that the Trump administration won&#8217;t seek bids for the new rounds of repairs. He told CNN&#8217;s \u201cState of the Union\u201d last weekend: \u201cWe\u2019ll use the same company because they did a fantastic job.&#8221;Ohio-based\u00a0Green Water Solutions, also known as Greenwater Services, was given a $1.7 million (\u20ac1.4 million) contract to install a water-purification system in the Reflecting Pool, while Virginia-based\u00a0Atlantic Industrial Coatings\u00a0was awarded $14.7 million (\u20ac12.8 million) to repaint and waterproof the pool\u2019s concrete floor.Democratic senators and House members are investigating the pool project, including seeking answers about how much taxpayer funding is involved.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2026\/07\/10\/crews-drain-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-again-as-part-of-troubled-trump-revamp&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/41\/75\/1200x675_cmsv2_31b60d6d-e100-5c29-88cc-37a8d11d067b-9834175.jpg&#8221;] Health news Toxic cloud forces La Bisbal del Pened\u00e8s residents to stay indoors Europe News Ukrainian drones hit southern Russian refineries and Azov port Europe News Baltic states summon Russian envoys over false deportation claims Europe Today Inside the EU\u2019s bittersweet deal to update air passenger rights Health news Toxic cloud forces [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2037203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2037203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2037203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2037203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2037203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}