The mirrored tin under the pool, which cost 15 million dollars to build and became a source of pride for the President, began to break off in pieces.
It was seen that the staff maintaining the pool took action to stop the peeling and poured chemicals into the water to stop the peeling caused by algae.
However, the tin could not be stopped from surfacing. Citizens collected the tin pieces from the pool with their hands.
In his statement on his Truth Social account on Friday night, US President Donald Trump claimed that the Lincoln Memorial Mirror Pool in the capital Washington DC was deliberately targeted.
Making claims without providing any evidence, Trump announced that the algae problem in the pool was resolved by 75 percent, that the damaged area was a small area and that it would be completely repaired at the beginning of next week.
EXCEEDED THE BUDGET
Renovation Cost and Investigation Process New photos have emerged showing that the numbers carved into the grass in the National Park area have become more distinct than when they were first detected more than a week ago.
Interior Ministry officials had previously described the destruction of the lawn as “irrational vandalism”.
On the other hand, the increase in the cost of the Reflecting Pool renovation project, carried out under Trump’s instructions, attracted attention.
It was reported that the budget, which was initially anticipated to be 1.8 million dollars, reached 14.7 million dollars, according to the contract summary given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Atlantic Industrial Coatings company.
Emphasizing the beautification projects of Washington DC, one of the focal points of his second term, Trump also criticized the Democrats for not repairing the pool before.
MYSTERY NUMBERS BY THE POOL
President Trump is convinced that the robbery was the result of an attack on the pool. The reason for this is the writings drawn on the grass. He linked the damage to the pool to an incident days earlier when the number “8647” was mysteriously carved into the grass at the National Park site.
Claiming that chemicals similar to those in the National Park area may have been used to damage the inner surface of the pool, Trump argued that such actions were taken to denigrate the work done.
In slang, the expression “86” means to eliminate or throw away something, while the number “47” represents Trump, the current 47th US President.
The phrase in question has recently been used as a message by the Trump opposition.
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