{"id":2631183,"date":"2026-07-17T13:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-searches-for-vandal-proof-material-for-reflecting-pool\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:20:29","slug":"trump-searches-for-vandal-proof-material-for-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-searches-for-vandal-proof-material-for-reflecting-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump searches for &#8216;Vandal Proof&#8217; material for Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-searches-for-vandal-proof-material-for-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=2631183&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 is seeking a vandal-proof material to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been damaged by vandals. He described the vandals as \u201canimals\u201d and criticized the lack of evidence linking the damage to specific parties. The pool,which was resurfaced at a cost of over $16 million,was damaged by peeling sealant and algae growth,which Trump attributes to vandal activity,including claims of a slit or gash in the basin. Four individuals, including former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, have been prosecuted for the damage; Hearn was indicted and pleaded not guilty, facing possible up to 10 years in prison if convicted. trump also called for the prosecution of those responsible for vandalizing the memorial. The article includes links to related political stories and paid advertisements.  <\/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> is hoping to find \u201cVandal Proof material\u201d to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Reflecting Pool, so badly damaged by Deranged Vandals, has been emptied as the massive slash gets repaired,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday. \u201cWe are looking for a Vandal Proof material, but such a thing should not have been necessary. The Scum in Court will hopefully be prosecuted to the MAX.\u201d<\/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\/4652978\/watch-live-markwayne-mullin-briefing-fixing-vulnerabilities-elections-trump-speech\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Mullin briefs country on fixing vulnerabilities in election systems after Trump speech<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652897\/trump-team-talked-him-out-crazier-claims-voting-security-speech\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s team talked him out of making \u2018crazier\u2019 claims in voting security speech: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652721\/read-in-full-trump-address-china-2020-election\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>READ IN FULL: Trump\u2019s address to the nation on alleged Chinese interference in 2020 election<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump described the so-called vandals as \u201canimals,\u201d though his administration has provided scant evidence that the peeling sealant and the emergence of algae were caused by a third party. The president spent more than $16 million resurfacing the bottom of the pool \u201cAmerica Flag blue\u201d and on a new nanobubble filtration system through no-bid contracts.<\/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\">Four people have been prosecuted over allegations they damaged the pool, including former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who says he only put his hand in the water to inspect a piece of peeled sealant but released it when he was instructed to by a park worker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hearn was\u00a0indicted by a grand jury\u00a0in Washington, D.C., this month and charged with destruction of property with a value of more than $1,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4634936\/mamdani-offers-socialist-challenge-trump-vision-america\/\"><strong>MAMDANI OFFERS SOCIALIST CHALLENGE TO TRUMP\u2019S VISION OF AMERICA WITH JULY FOURTH SPEECH<\/strong><\/a><\/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\">Hearn pleaded not guilty in D.C. Superior Court last week and, if convicted, could be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has repeatedly claimed the peeling sealant was prompted, in part, by vandals putting a 300-foot-long\u00a0\u201cslit\u201d or \u201cgash\u201d in the basin, possibly with a \u201cbox cutter\u00a0or knife.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\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 class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump seeks vandal-proof material to repair Lincoln Memorial Pool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2631184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198068487827.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20234,78950,3646,3634,82853],"class_list":["post-2631183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-architecture","tag-reflecting-pool","tag-security","tag-trump","tag-vandal-proof"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26198068487827.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631183"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631186,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631183\/revisions\/2631186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}