Trump Admin Installs Chain-Link Fencing, Surveillance Cameras at Reflecting Pool

[BumRushDaShow]

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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[Lovie777]

1. More taxpayers' money.................

[GusBob]

30. That is a lot fence

A huge lot of panels

[Bengus81]

59. That's a new GRIFT............

[twodogsbarking]

62. 4,400 feet of pool, so a mile of fence.

[azureblue]

71. Fences

to keep the Algae out...

[Volaris]

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

If no one can say otherwise, then THE POOL IS BLUE.

[Bengus81]

81. How long till he sells advertising space on it?

[mdbl]

85. He sure knows how to waste it.

[wcmagumba]

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

[AloeVera]

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

Two of which didn't work...and $14M + to slap on some epoxy-type paint..
I'm guessing this will be in the multi-millions.

[Deuxcents]

3. I knew it! I said yesterday he'd put up a fence

And he should be sued.. this park is our park and he had no right beautifying it or whatever he calls it. Congress does that not the president. The tarp still up at the Kennedy Center and now a fence at the Reflection Pool.

[Bengus81]

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

to fill it back up instead of bottom water from the Potomac. Sounds crazy and stupid? Just watch.

[Farmer-Rick]

65. Maybe next time don't drive over it

In 15 big SUVs. That will ensure it will not peel ... again.

Putting up fencing around the pool after pedo Trump has already driven over it and damaged it, is like locking the barn after the horse has gotten out.

Here is how and why damage occurs when you drive over a pool:

1. Sealant Failure: Pool paints and sealants are not designed to support the concentrated weight, rolling friction, and turning forces of a vehicle's tires. This can cause the sealant to crack, chip, or tear.

2. Surface Piercing: Hard rubber tires and the heavy weight of a car can easily gouge or puncture waterproof membranes, compromising the watertight barrier.

3. Structural Cracking: Even if the shell does not cave in immediately, driving over an empty pool subjects the concrete and steel to uneven stress loads, leading to micro-cracks in the shell.

4. Hydrostatic Damage: If the pool is empty when driven over, it is more susceptible to structural failure from groundwater pressure.

[Blues Heron]

4. More fascist fencing

[Endlessmike56]

5. That ought to give off a real good vibe for July 4!

[BadgerMom]

55. Right? The 250th plus...

World Cup tourists in the country. What a toad that man is.

[maxsolomon]

6. 10 days till the 4th!

Chop chop, repair workers...

[paleotn]

7. Who knew the reflecting pool and an aquatic plant would be part of his undoing?

Wasn't on my bingo card. And fencing?? DC tourists have been wading in the reflecting pool for decades. But guess what?! It ain't going to make the algae go away. It laughs at chain link. Just like nearly the entire world is laughing at Donnie the dumb ass.

[the nelm]

24. Whatever it takes is fine with me. n/t

[wcmagumba]

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

[Ocelot II]

9. What's next, 20' high tarps?

[LisaL]

12. I wouldn't be surprised if tarps are coming next.

NT

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Add to this

[calimary]

32. I STILL say that lower-left corner photo needs adjusting.

I see what you had done there, donald. Hung a huge impediment in front of the wall where your damn name was finally removed. And OF COURSE that big impediment is shaped like a BIG Capital T.

[DBoon]

43. maybe some thing like this is in our future

[chowder66]

11. Maybe it was the National Park Service to keep Trump out.

[pat_k]

13. Will he be touting how beautifying the addition of chain link fencing is next?

BTW, records show that U.S. Park Police noted that workers previously discovered cuts in the foam expansion joints, and many observers—along with online speculation—have suggested the damage is from the project contractors rather than malicious third parties.

That someone sliced the coating is absurd.

The only "cuts" are in the foam between the pool's expansion joints.

I have a feeling that it will shortly become crystal clear that the "cuts" in the foam expansion joints happened as part of the "repair" and had absolutely no effect on the foam doing it's job.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/trump-reflecting-pool-green-peeling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sVA.IMbF.jtaXAsv6vc0K&smid=url-share

But government documents obtained by The New York Times show that while National Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s expansion joints, those were not directly related to the “American flag blue” coating that is now peeling, or to the algae that has turned the pool a bright shade of green.

Even as the documents show workers were attempting to address deteriorating conditions, Trump administration officials were insisting publicly that the pool was pristine.

The pool had been drained, resealed and then refilled by June 5. Four days later, Park Service workers discovered holes, cracks and peeling caulking in parts of the pool, along with cuts in sections of the foam, according to the documents.

[pwb]

14. A big production masquerading the truth.

The guy can't be wrong or lose at anything in his mind.

[Marie Marie]

15. Can someone whisper in his ear (oh fuck it - scream it in his ear) that the

Reflecting Pool belongs to us - The People - and not him. We need to keep him out - he's the one damaging everything.

[Smilo]

16. Fencing what is it good for............

calling all guerrilla artists to make up signs for hanging on the fence.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-troll-videos-kennedy-denter-dc-b3000660.html

[electric_blue68]

50. Oh...like they did when they fenced in the WH perimeter and Lafayette Sq....

His first administration.
Still, bah, ugly!

[Gore1FL]

17. I hope Mexico is paying for it. nt

[Cirsium]

18. The Caine Reflecting Pool

Ahh, but the strawberries! That's - that's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with - geometric logic - that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox DID exist! And I'd have PRODUCED that key if they hadn't've pulled the Caine out of action!

[AverageOldGuy]

19. Next: Issue automatic weapons to the National Guard.

NG troops are already patrolling around the Pool. Next comes concertina wire around the chain-link and automatic weapons for the NG, complete with machine guns at the corners.

[Haggard Celine]

51. Next he'll probably fill the pool in.

It needs to look like Gaza or he won't be satisfied.

[BadgerMom]

56. Well, he did it to the Rose Garden.

[sop]

20. Will Trump electrify the fence to keep tourists from touching it?

[Conjuay]

21. The symbolism is perfect

Standing on the Mall, seeing the reflection of the Jefferson Memorial accentuated by a chain link fence will make the 250th anniversary celebration even more festive!

[Buddyzbuddy]

22. Always a day late and a dollar short.

Those horses are gone, you loser.

[progressoid]

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

This photograph was made by Rowland Scherman at the March on Washington. The negatives are in the custody of the National Archives. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID ppmsca.04296.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=158608110

[LilElf70]

25. Toopid, AND paranoid. (among others)

Who'd a figured?

Gee, I can't wait to see the final product.... NOT!!!

[videohead5]

26. Just trying to back up his lies

The pool already has surveillance cameras.

[slightlv]

34. I kinda disagree... there ARE already surveillance cameras,

BUT the point is to spend millions more of our taxes... the National Economy... as Putin requested. He's determined to make us a failed country by stripping all democracy and all our money before the election... IMO

[BeneteauBum]

27. Paranoia, the destroyer!

Geez, this is insanity on top of insanity!

Peace ☮️

[kimbutgar]

28. I wonder how much of a kickback will he get for the fencing company?

Everything he does that affects taxpayers he gets a kickback. Someone needs to find where his offshore account is!

[JohnnyRingo]

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

Just when you thought he couldn't outdo the Rose Garden makeover.

Someone help us! Congress, the Supreme Court?. ...Batman?
Rescue us from this embarrassment.

[Ranting Randy]

31. This is what freedom looks like?

[caraher]

33. Never underestimate the contempt he has for all of us

He is shitting all over us, with the People's House and other DC monuments standing in for the American people, just as he fantasized:

[hatrack]

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

[orangecrush]

36. He quite simply hates this country

And everything it stands for.

[Initech]

46. He seriously hates Washington DC.

[SalamanderSleeps]

37. "COME SEE DC!"

It'll be way expensive, but at least you'll be able to see what the GOP has done to the place.


Bravo GOP see you in November.

[KS Toronado]

38. He's putting fences up? Guess it'll be illegal to touch the water now.

[Rob H.]

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

[state of stupid]

40. I wonder if and when any of his brain trust cabinet members or that half dead brain cell barely hanging on

under the scalp of if not the absolutely most stupid person on the planet, (I can think of
a few who give him a pretty good run for the title) will come up with adding a few thousand
gallons of blue food color to the pool. They may have to do a special blend to get
American Flag Blue.

[Blue Owl]

41. Acre by acre, DC is turning into a hideous dump, all thanks to tRump

[hunter]

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

... and take down the tarps at the Kennedy Center.

That would be some icing on this shit cake.

[lonely bird]

44. Reporters...

You all better ask him the names of the people arrested if there are any.

You better ask him to provide the evidence that it was Vandals or Goths or Huns whatever.

And if he won’t then tell him to shut his fucking, lying mouth.

Grow a damn spine.

[Initech]

45. Good god he is such a fucking baby!

I have never wanted July 4th to be over as much as this one so he gets his stupid fucking Americagasm 250 and we can move the fuck on.

[William Gustafson]

47. Well, Washington will look like a trailer trash home with all the damage he has caused...

I imagine the 4th of July will look like some homemade fireworks display out in the hicks of a rundown trailer park with cars and crap all over the lawn.... Their pond is completely cover in alga and toxic... half their home is knocked down... and they are building a monument to the owner of the property at the head of the family cemetery......
All their kids have one tooth and are dum"b"er then a box of rocks. His insurance has been canceled, his food stamps have run out but he keeps spending money he doesn't have.
it like out of a nightmare....

[Historic NY]

48. I discovered the vandels

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[wcmagumba]

49. Trump proves one more time that he really is an effing moron...

[BlueMTexpat]

52. Thanks for that!

I have shared it on my social media!

ARREST THOSE VANDALS NOW!

[GarColga]

84. Those Secret Service SUVs

are specially made and weigh as much as ten tons. It was Trump and his idiotic motorcade that did the damage.

[Lionel Mandrake]

53. Concertina wire and guard towers would make a nice addition.

[Beartracks]

54. The Fence of Failure. n/t

[Aussie105]

57. Guantanamo Algae!

The algae will be fenced in and subjected to chemical torture until they confess and promise to both turn white and vote for Trump!

ISIS or Al Quida, Hezbollah or the radical left, who put you up to this, algae?

Trump will get to the bottom of this, he promises!

[malthaussen]

58. This is what the tech bros want for the whole country...

... fence off the commons, install "security" cameras, and restrict access to the deserving. Only thing missing is the armed guards (or AI turrets), which will doubtless come next.

DJT is no tech bro himself, but his Administration is in sympathy with a number of their goals.

-- Mal

[Delarage]

60. Instead of arresting people

For taking floating bits of his blue crap, they should be thankful that they are helping remove it. Gonna cost a fortune to scrape all that crap off and remove it. They should thank the people for helping.

[Hugin]

63. The functional equivalent of a tarp...

Leaning into the bullshit vandalism narrative. Which reeks of dementia fueled bunker-mentality paranoia.

[twodogsbarking]

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

[Jacson6]

66. These guys are incompetent clowns. n/t

[Ol Janx Spirit]

67. They are closing the Straight of Warm Ooze!

1500% of the worlds supply of stupidity runs right through Washington, DC!

In a joint statement, the dead ducks said, "sir, we've never died such a wonderful death before. You killed us like no one thought possible. Adding hydrogen peroxide to dihydrogen monoxide was a move no other leader--from this world or any other--would have had the bold vision to execute. Thank you for your leadership, and thank you for relieving us of our worldly duck souls."

[Bengus81]

68. Is Fat Hitler sure that isn't some lefty,commie Marxists hauling that fence off??

There's the picture Trump,have him arrested!!

[chouchou]

69. I believe some very nice gold watch-towers would make it bee-u-ti-ful !!

Donald Trump would think it's True Class.

[azureblue]

70. didn't the pool

already have a camera?

Wacko Pedo Don at it again, trying to cover up his failures..

[obamanut2012]

75. There are cameras allll over that area

As well as human security, not even counting the NG. Folks walk around that area at all hours.

[SamuelAdams]

72. He's really sprucing the place up for July 4th.

[bucolic_frolic]

76. That's the only way to keep the algae from overrunning the city

This would be bad sci-fi if it were sci-fi

[Soul_of_Wit]

77. For your protection

I assume the fence is to protect the public from the now super-toxic pool created by the Donald administration.

[Buddyzbuddy]

78. If only he'd kept Epstein secured that way.

We might have had information that we're still waiting for.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES, YOU CREEP!

[Progressive dog]

79. Barbed wire on top and manned watchtowers

are next. The asshole probably intends to drain the pool. Then he could use it as a replacement for the everglades prison camp.

[Martin68]

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

Garden,the entire White House Lawn, the Reflecting Pool, as well as his intention to install an unsightly "arch."

[ultralite001]

82. The most transparent administration...

evah...

🤣🤣🤣

[melm00se]

83. Chapter 8

Building a barrier.

Always claim that the barrier is to keep the enemy out rather than keep your people in.

VoPo STASI Book of Authoritarianism.

[SirReal69]

86. If the reflecting pool is supposed to be...

a place to reflect on our country's history and to ponder its current state of being then I think the reflecting pool in its current state speaks volumes as to where we are now.