A view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool through a fence on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump said, on July 13, the newly renovated Reflecting Pool in Washington was drained for repairs, after the project has faced a series of setbacks, including alleged vandalism. The renovation of the pool next to the US capital's Lincoln Memorial is a pet project of Trump's, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint which the president alleges is the work of vandals. "We drained the beautiful 'Reflecting Pool' today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Monday, adding that they waited until after the July Fourth holiday to drain the pool. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

A view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool through a fence on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump said, on July 13, the newly renovated Reflecting Pool in Washington was drained for repairs, after the project has faced a series of setbacks, including alleged vandalism. The renovation of the pool next to the US capital's Lincoln Memorial is a pet project of Trump's, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint which the president alleges is the work of vandals. "We drained the beautiful 'Reflecting Pool' today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Monday, adding that they waited until after the July Fourth holiday to drain the pool. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

View of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump said, on July 13, the newly renovated Reflecting Pool in Washington was drained for repairs, after the project has faced a series of setbacks, including alleged vandalism. The renovation of the pool next to the US capital's Lincoln Memorial is a pet project of Trump's, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint which the president alleges is the work of vandals. "We drained the beautiful 'Reflecting Pool' today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Monday, adding that they waited until after the July Fourth holiday to drain the pool. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard members move part of the fence along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump said, on July 13, the newly renovated Reflecting Pool in Washington was drained for repairs, after the project has faced a series of setbacks, including alleged vandalism. The renovation of the pool next to the US capital's Lincoln Memorial is a pet project of Trump's, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint which the president alleges is the work of vandals. "We drained the beautiful 'Reflecting Pool' today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Monday, adding that they waited until after the July Fourth holiday to drain the pool. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York, speaks alongside women who were victims of Jeffrey Epstein, after acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York, speaks alongside women who were victims of Jeffrey Epstein, after acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York, speaks alongside women who were victims of Jeffrey Epstein, after acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Ted Cruz, Republican from Texas, speaks as Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)