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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nathan Ellgren and Bill Barrow

Reflecting Pool chaos: National Guard patrols iconic site after renovation problems

National Guard service members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as Donald Trump's administration grapples with a self-imposed deadline to rectify a botched renovation ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary celebration.

The patrols follow Trump's assertion that authorities had made "multiple arrests" of individuals he claimed were responsible for damage to the peeling coating, which emerged after an algae bloom.

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