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Trump said over the weekend, after a meeting with contractors at Camp David, that the Reflecting Pool will likely need to be drained again.
Marine One was seen flying over the area Sunday, and Trump said he had “inspected” the Reflecting Pool.
“Chemicals have been dumped illegally into the water,” the president wrote in a Truth Social post. “The Reflecting Pool has been torn open with a 300-foot-long gash.
“Please remember that there is a 10-year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction, of such things — Which will be fully enforced!” Trump added in his Truth Social post.
“I saw it. They cut it. They cut it very violently,” he said.
The $14.8 million restoration project has sparked outrage from Democratic lawmakers and Washington residents who have descended on the National Mall to inspect the pool.
The president has vowed to keep cleaning up the nation’s capital despite efforts from Democrats and leftists to stop him.