{"id":2620616,"date":"2026-06-28T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-criminally-made-algae-purged-from-reflecting-pool\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T16:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T20:42:52","slug":"trump-says-criminally-made-algae-purged-from-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-criminally-made-algae-purged-from-reflecting-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8216;criminally made&#8217; algae purged from Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-criminally-made-algae-purged-from-reflecting-pool%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2620616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced that the algae previously contaminating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool has been removed after two weeks of issues.The pool, which was refilled following renovations, turned green due to algae blooms, a problem known since the pool&#8217;s construction in 1922. Trump attributed the damage to vandals who cut into the pool&#8217;s waterproof lining and damage caused by political opponents, dismissing the possibility that his motorcade drive through the drained pool may have contributed to the tears. He claimed that the algae, described as &#8220;criminally made,&#8221; was gone and that repairs to the damaged surface and surrounding grass are underway. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >authorities reported arrests related<\/a> to vandalism, with seven individuals detained and multiple police reports filed. Fencing has been installed around the pool to prevent further vandalism, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-at-march-for-life-i-now-get-to-share-my-story-because-my-mom-gave-me-a-chance\/\" title=\"Tim Tebow At March For Life: \u2018I Now Get To Share My Story\u2019 Because \u2018My Mom Gave Me A Chance\u2019\">law enforcement presence<\/a> has increased. Trump has also announced plans to drain the pool after Independence day to address remaining damage. In addition, he mentioned a graffiti message on the grounds as a threat against his life, which was being cleaned. <\/p>\n<p>Critics have suggested that the damage may have been caused by the president\u2019s motorcade driving through the drained pool, rather than vandals. Previously, government officials explained that algae growth was due to residual algae left in supply lines after construction, which was treated with hydrogen peroxide by National Park Service employees. Trump also announced plans to sue ABC over coverage related to the pool damage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump<\/a> on Sunday said the \u201ccriminally made\u201d algae had been removed from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following two weeks of the water being plagued with the aquatic scum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reflecting Pool has been under Beltway pundits\u2019 microscope after it was refilled following renovations and quickly turned green with algae blooms, with the \u201cAmerican Flag Blue\u201d paint detaching from the surface. Trump has repeatedly claimed vandals were responsible for the algae, but the pool has been prone to algae blooms since it was built in 1922.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4628044\/trump-haberman-swan-regime-change-book\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s 2020 election loss enabled powerful second term: Haberman and Swan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4627874\/trump-nominates-lance-schroyer-ice-director\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump nominates former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4627821\/hezbollah-reject-israel-lebanon-peace-framework\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hezbollah rejects Israel and Lebanon\u2019s peace framework: \u2018Null and void\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Reflecting Pool is now in full use after suffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThey cut the lower surface of a very expensive and strong waterproof padding, in the color of American Flag Blue, and put their hands underneath the surface, and ripped it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4627007\/trump-communism-biggest-threat-facing-america\/\">TRUMP SAYS COMMUNISM IS THE BIGGEST THREAT FACING AMERICA ON EVE OF 250TH BIRTHDAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLikewise, they cut and butchered a 350 foot long strip, with many 1 and 2 foot individual cuts, creating great damage to this beautiful piece of art that was, last week, 100% free of leaks, and any of the other problems it has had since its building in 1922,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Trump has blamed vandals for the tears in the lining, critics argue the damage was caused by the president\u2019s own motorcade when he drove through the drained pool on May 7 to inspect the new paint job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president also said the pool <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4625549\/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-nps-drain-after-july-fourth\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4625549\/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-nps-drain-after-july-fourth\/\">will be drained<\/a> following Independence Day celebrations in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, to \u201ctreat the damage caused by these \u2018animals,\u2019 it will again be in perfect shape. In the meantime, it is working well, the criminally made algae is gone, and the grass, which was destroyed, is being replaced shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also said the grass near the Reflecting Pool will be replaced after \u201c86 47\u201d appeared on the grounds, which the administration has often claimed is a threat against his life (\u201c86\u201d meaning to get rid of something and \u201c47\u201d being Trump).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5973\">Doug Burgum<\/a> told Fox News on Saturday that seven people were arrested for vandalism to the Reflecting Pool and 18 police reports and citations have been filed related to vandalism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span 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id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4620111\/trump-abc-lawsuit-reflecting-pool-vandalism\/\">TRUMP SAYS HE\u2019S SUING ABC FOR \u2018FALSE\u2019 REFLECTING POOL COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Trump claimed vandals caused the algae outbreak in the Reflecting Pool, Interior officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613921\/interior-department-algae-reflecting-pool-comparing-destroyed-iranian-navy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613921\/interior-department-algae-reflecting-pool-comparing-destroyed-iranian-navy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>  the outbreak was caused by \u201cresidual\u201d algae left in supply lines that sat dormant during eight weeks of construction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-park-service\/\">National Park Service<\/a> employees combated the algae by dumping gallons of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4610663\/nps-hydrogen-peroxide-algae-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/\">hydrogen peroxide<\/a> into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interior-department-clears-reflecting-pool-comparing-project-to-iran-war\/\" title=\"Interior Department clears ..., comparing project to Iran war\">bright green 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