- Six individuals have been arrested for alleged vandalism at the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington D.C.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt described the arrestees as "deranged individuals" and claimed many were donors to the Democratic Party, while announcing that 17 police reports have been filed.
- The president accused alleged vandals of using a "box cutter or knife" to damage the pool's coating, without providing evidence, and suggested that the $14 million-renovated pool might need to be redrained.
- National Guard soldiers have been deployed to patrol the pool's perimeter following incidents that included the arrest of Olympian David Hearn, who denies vandalizing the site.
- Despite official claims of clear water, photos and tests reveal the pool's coating is separating and an algae known as Scenedesmus is turning the water green.
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