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Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 23rd, 2026, 6:14 pm

Screenshot via TMZ

President Donald Trump has not yet been able to offer evidence of the “vandals” he claims damaged the Reflecting Pool, but the administration is not taking any chances, installing surveillance cameras and chain-link fencing around the area on Tuesday.

Trump’s decision to drain the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint the bottom “American Flag Blue” has been criticized for its cost, plus the no-bid $14 million contract that was given to an ally. Since the pool was refilled, the water has been plagued with spreading bright green algae, and the paint has been peeling away. Reporters have seen tourists tearing off pieces of the paint to bring home as souvenirs.

The National Park Service has sent out work crews to try to combat the algae through various means, including pouring hydrogen peroxide into the water. That appears to have been an inadequate fix, initially killing off some of the algae along the outer edges of the Reflecting Pool and possibly even causing or exacerbating the peeling paint. Tests conducted by two scientists on behalf of a reporter from The Atlantic found that a new “more aggressive” type of algae was spreading throughout the water.

Several people have been arrested after allegedly putting their hands in the water or touching the peeling paint, including former Olympic canoe racer David Hearn, who is being represented by attorney Norm Eisen and has vowed to fight the charges filed against him for destruction of federal government property.

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Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 23 OP

More taxpayers' money................. Lovie777 Jun 23 #1

That is a lot fence GusBob Jun 23 #30

That's a new GRIFT............ Bengus81 Jun 24 #59

4,400 feet of pool, so a mile of fence. twodogsbarking Jun 24 #62

Fences azureblue Jun 24 #71

Hahaha no...the fence is to hold up the tarp, so no one can SEE the algae. Volaris Jun 24 #74

How long till he sells advertising space on it? Bengus81 Jun 24 #81

He sure knows how to waste it. mdbl Jun 24 #85

How many millions (or hundreds of thousands) of dollars will this cost the taxpayer...T-rump spends like the fool he is. wcmagumba Jun 23 #2

Given that he gave his buddy $1.7M just to install 4 nano-bubble devices... AloeVera Jun 24 #73

I knew it! I said yesterday he'd put up a fence Deuxcents Jun 23 #3

I've said when he's "fixed" it this time he'll start bringing in tanker trucks of water Bengus81 Jun 24 #61

Maybe next time don't drive over it Farmer-Rick Jun 24 #65

More fascist fencing Blues Heron Jun 23 #4

That ought to give off a real good vibe for July 4! Endlessmike56 Jun 23 #5

Right? The 250th plus... BadgerMom Jun 24 #55

10 days till the 4th! maxsolomon Jun 23 #6

Who knew the reflecting pool and an aquatic plant would be part of his undoing? paleotn Jun 23 #7

Whatever it takes is fine with me. n/t the nelm Jun 23 #24

The razor wire for the top will be there soon...damn liberals keep touching the water...must be stopped... wcmagumba Jun 23 #8

Eat your hearts out Russia! JohnnyRingo Jun 24 #90

What's next, 20' high tarps? Ocelot II Jun 23 #9

I wouldn't be surprised if tarps are coming next. LisaL Jun 23 #12

Add to this Diamond_Dog Jun 23 #10

I STILL say that lower-left corner photo needs adjusting. calimary Jun 23 #32

maybe some thing like this is in our future DBoon Jun 23 #43

Maybe it was the National Park Service to keep Trump out. chowder66 Jun 23 #11

Will he be touting how beautifying the addition of chain link fencing is next? pat_k Jun 23 #13

A big production masquerading the truth. pwb Jun 23 #14

Can someone whisper in his ear (oh fuck it - scream it in his ear) that the Marie Marie Jun 23 #15

Fencing what is it good for............ Smilo Jun 23 #16

Oh...like they did when they fenced in the WH perimeter and Lafayette Sq.... electric_blue68 Jun 24 #50

I hope Mexico is paying for it. nt Gore1FL Jun 23 #17

The Caine Reflecting Pool Cirsium Jun 23 #18

Next: Issue automatic weapons to the National Guard. AverageOldGuy Jun 23 #19

Next he'll probably fill the pool in. Haggard Celine Jun 24 #51

Well, he did it to the Rose Garden. BadgerMom Jun 24 #56

Will Trump electrify the fence to keep tourists from touching it? sop Jun 23 #20

The symbolism is perfect Conjuay Jun 23 #21

Always a day late and a dollar short. Buddyzbuddy Jun 23 #22

He's jealous that he could never get crowds like this. progressoid Jun 23 #23

Toopid, AND paranoid. (among others) LilElf70 Jun 23 #25

Just trying to back up his lies videohead5 Jun 23 #26

I kinda disagree... there ARE already surveillance cameras, slightlv Jun 23 #34

Paranoia, the destroyer! BeneteauBum Jun 23 #27

I wonder how much of a kickback will he get for the fencing company? kimbutgar Jun 23 #28

It's so much more beautiful now!! All it needs now is a coil of barbed wire. JohnnyRingo Jun 23 #29

This is what freedom looks like? Ranting Randy Jun 23 #31

Never underestimate the contempt he has for all of us caraher Jun 23 #33

Yessir, President Queeg . . . there's geometric proof that vandals used a box knife, and also Obama's fault!!!! hatrack Jun 23 #35

He quite simply hates this country orangecrush Jun 23 #36

He seriously hates Washington DC. Initech Jun 23 #46

"COME SEE DC!" SalamanderSleeps Jun 23 #37

He's putting fences up? Guess it'll be illegal to touch the water now. KS Toronado Jun 23 #38

ROFL They're really going all-in on the "vandalism" thing, aren't they? nt Rob H. Jun 23 #39

I wonder if and when any of his brain trust cabinet members or that half dead brain cell barely hanging on state of stupid Jun 23 #40

Acre by acre, DC is turning into a hideous dump, all thanks to tRump Blue Owl Jun 23 #41

All we need now is a very localized storm big enough to knock this fencing into the pool... hunter Jun 23 #42

Reporters... lonely bird Jun 23 #44

Good god he is such a fucking baby! Initech Jun 23 #45

A big fucking SPOILED baby. calimary Jun 24 #87

He's the toddler who screams for his parents to buy him a new toy and then they do. Initech Jun 24 #88

Well, Washington will look like a trailer trash home with all the damage he has caused... William Gustafson Jun 24 #47

I discovered the vandels Historic NY Jun 24 #48

Trump proves one more time that he really is an effing moron... wcmagumba Jun 24 #49

Thanks for that! BlueMTexpat Jun 24 #52

Those Secret Service SUVs GarColga Jun 24 #84

Concertina wire and guard towers would make a nice addition. Lionel Mandrake Jun 24 #53

The Fence of Failure. n/t Beartracks Jun 24 #54

Guantanamo Algae! Aussie105 Jun 24 #57

This is what the tech bros want for the whole country... malthaussen Jun 24 #58

Instead of arresting people Delarage Jun 24 #60

The functional equivalent of a tarp... Hugin Jun 24 #63

They just need a sign that says "go ahead, put your hands in the water. I dare you". twodogsbarking Jun 24 #64

These guys are incompetent clowns. n/t Jacson6 Jun 24 #66

They are closing the Straight of Warm Ooze! Ol Janx Spirit Jun 24 #67

Is Fat Hitler sure that isn't some lefty,commie Marxists hauling that fence off?? Bengus81 Jun 24 #68

I believe some very nice gold watch-towers would make it bee-u-ti-ful !! chouchou Jun 24 #69

didn't the pool azureblue Jun 24 #70

There are cameras allll over that area obamanut2012 Jun 24 #75

He's really sprucing the place up for July 4th. SamuelAdams Jun 24 #72

That's the only way to keep the algae from overrunning the city bucolic_frolic Jun 24 #76

For your protection Soul_of_Wit Jun 24 #77

If only he'd kept Epstein secured that way. Buddyzbuddy Jun 24 #78

Barbed wire on top and manned watchtowers Progressive dog Jun 24 #79

Tump is vandalizing Washington, D.C. The Kennedy Center, the East Wing of the White House, the White House Rose Martin68 Jun 24 #80

The most transparent administration... ultralite001 Jun 24 #82

Chapter 8 melm00se Jun 24 #83

If the reflecting pool is supposed to be... SirReal69 Jun 24 #86

That is not Trump's Property! Botany Jun 24 #89

Is there ANYTHING he doesn't turn into tacky white-trash? CousinIT Jun 24 #91

If money laundering was a picture. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 24 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Jun 24 #96

It's AI but it does make a point. Ocelot II Jun 25 #97

Have you not seen better looking sewage plants? LetMyPeopleVote Jun 24 #93

Mexico will pay for the fence, no doubt.... Blumancru Jun 24 #94

Tarps coveng the fence tomorrow. twodogsbarking Jun 24 #95

Is This A Kafka Short Story? DrFunkenstein Jun 25 #98