{"id":2677,"date":"2026-06-23T14:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:34:09","slug":"patrols-and-nanobubbles-on-display-at-the-reflecting-pool-as-trump-looks-for-a-renovation-do-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2677","title":{"rendered":"Patrols and nanobubbles on display at the Reflecting Pool as Trump looks for a renovation do-over"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong> | National Guard members and U.S. Park Police patrolled the deck around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday as President Donald Trump\u2019s administration faces a self-imposed deadline to fix a botched renovation before the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The patrols came two days after Trump said authorities had made \u201cmultiple arrests\u201d of people he insisted were responsible for damage to the peeling coating after an algae bloom occurred. The liner was installed as part of his $14 million-plus project.<\/p>\n<p>The president has confirmed the problems most likely require draining the pool again for liner repairs and he promised a quick fix. Without offering substantiation, he also said vandals dumped fertilizer in the pool and slashed the coating with a box cutter.<\/p>\n<p>But the timeline was not clear Monday, with the White House saying damaged areas are still being assessed. Contractors and federal workers in recent days have been using chemicals and ozone nanobubbles to combat the algae.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Trump pitched the original improvements as intended to clean, beautify and reinforce an iconic site that he said had become dilapidated and dirty because of previous presidents\u2019 neglect. Algae has plagued the pool for a century, and Trump insisted that a newly installed \u201cAmerican flag blue\u201d coating, which he selected himself, would turn the pool into a gleaming expanse along the National Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Yet within weeks of Trump declaring the rehabilitation completed in time for Independence Day, the water was plagued by a vivid green algae bloom that clouded the pool\u2019s coating. A piece of liner, about 4 square feet, was observed Friday partially floating in the pool. The Associated Press saw additional pieces in the water Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Via social media, the president has blamed the problems on \u201cSICK, DERANGED PEOPLE!\u201d He asserted Monday on Truth Social that intentional damages include a \u201c300 foot long gash\u201d and that \u201cchemicals have been illegally placed in the water.\u201d A day earlier, Trump posted, \u201cWork will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized Reflecting Pool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At an executive order signing on Monday, the president said five people had been arrested and five more were under suspicion, and he deflected blame for the pool\u2019s maintenance issues: \u201cI can\u2019t help it if somebody goes in with a knife and starts hacking it up.\u201d He has not backed up those claims, and even if anyone has deliberately peeled or cut the lining, that would not explain the algae bloom that appeared more intensely than what typically occurred before the renovation.<\/p>\n<p>Images showing that Trump\u2019s project apparently backfired boomeranged across social media last week, drawing crowds of onlookers eager to see the effects themselves. An unknown number ended up being detained by federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p>One man arrested was David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland. A former Olympic canoe racer, Hearn told The Associated Press that he reached into the pool because he wanted to examine the peeling new coating. He said he briefly touched a chunk that was still attached to the side of the pool, then let go shortly after a park worker told him to. Hearn said he was then detained by National Guard troops and Park Police for five hours before being released Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a curious citizen,\u201d Hearn said in a telephone interview. \u201cI reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Park Police did not immediately respond Monday to AP\u2019s questions about how many arrests were made and whether any charges had been filed. Washington\u2019s Metropolitan Police Department said Monday that the agency is not involved.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said Monday that any arrests have been made only by the U.S. Park Police.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately apparent what criminal or civil violation someone might commit reaching into the pool. Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.<\/p>\n<p>Barrow reported from Atlanta. 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