President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s lining was cut with a knife or box cutter by vandals, after announcing the pool was drained Monday for repairs. The $14 million renovation project has faced repeated problems, including algae blooms and allegations of damage. Trump has offered shifting estimates of the cuts—from 250 feet to 900 feet—though CNN reporters saw no obvious gashes in the drained basin. At least four people have been charged with removing blue paint from the pool, not with slashing the liner, and have pleaded not guilty. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum asserted the government has photographic evidence of vandalism but did not say it shows anyone cutting the lining. The situation matters because it involves conflicting claims over damage to a national landmark amid an ongoing federal renovation.