Donald Trump · U.S. · Fortune Technology
Trump’s asserts came after days of negative attention to the state of the pool
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Which has drawn television cameras and curious onlookers.
Key facts
- President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain
- That was an apparent reference to the discovery of large numbers etched in discolored grass on the National Mall the week before: “86 47.” Authorities said the numbers could have been meant
- One man arrested was David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland, who owned a company that made composite used to build watercraft
- Agencies responsible for law enforcement and upkeep on the National Mall, the U.S. Park Police, National Park Service and Interior Department, did not respond to requests for comment
Summary
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus rehabilitation project he launched for the nation’s 250th anniversary seemingly backfired. Trump said his predecessors had let the pool turn an algae-stained green and that he’d line it with “American flag blue” so it better reflected the Washington Monument. On Friday night, Trump posted about the pool. “We’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool,” he posted on his social media site Friday night. Agencies responsible for law enforcement and upkeep on the National Mall, the U.S. Park Police, National Park Service and Interior Department, did not respond to requests for comment.