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30. The only cuts are in expansion joint foam and were reported early.

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 04:28 PM

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They don't state it, but it seemed pretty clear that these "cuts" were incidental and probably happened as part of the renovation.

And perhaps weren't "cuts" at all. I understand that settling of concrete slabs, movement, and expansion joint failures and leakage has been a problem all along. Doesn't strike me that a coating could solve that.

Hell, the thing was installed on marshland and reclaimed tidal mud flats. The ground beneath it is unstable silt, which has caused the pool to continuously sink and leak since it was completed in the 1920s

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/25/reflecting-pool-national-park-service

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that government documents it obtained showed that, while NPS workers had discovered two cuts in sections of foam located between the pool’s expansion joints, the cuts were not directly related to the blue coating that is now peeling, or to the algae bloom. The cause of the cuts was unclear, according to the report.

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Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

And will there be new vandalism? sinkingfeeling Sunday #1

Now that it's July 5th, you'll never hear about this project again newdeal2 Sunday #2

Short attention span. He's already bored with Iran so Cuba look out. Ritabert Sunday #4

Where ther bids the first time or just awarded ? republianmushroom Sunday #3

Awarded to some firm that did work at his Virginia golf club. Ritabert Sunday #5

It's weirder than that. pat_k Sunday #20

Well the head of the firm lives in Palm Beach near Trump. Ritabert Sunday #23

Atlantic Industrial Coatings, based in New Canton, Virginia, received a no-bid contract to waterproof and coat the floor pat_k Sunday #27

To quote Curly Howard, The Madcap Sunday #33

What complete bullshit Bayard Sunday #6

This company should actually HAVE to redo it for no cost. They are responsible. LiberalLovinLug Sunday #16

Trump says it's vandals, nobody says and different. dem4decades Sunday #26

With all the expert opinions and information that's come out underpants Sunday #7

"people would think he'd been wrong." pat_k Sunday #22

It was a ratfuck all along Ponietz Sunday #8

Burgum is such a nasty little guy Blues Heron Sunday #9

Serious sycophant. Ritabert Sunday #24

Who in this administration isn't? dem4decades Sunday #28

They'll use the same company because they did a fantastic job???? Except maybe they didn't prepare the surface Vinca Sunday #10

Well lonely bird Sunday #11

Well, something sure wasn't right and while I'm no pool painter, I know surface prep is everything. Vinca Sunday #15

You are correct regarding prep lonely bird Sunday #17

I thought the piperliner 5000 was clearly inappropriate?!? pat_k Sunday #19

OK lonely bird Sunday #36

It was exposed grey concrete. pat_k Sunday #37

And before it cured liberalgunwilltravel Sunday #12

I don't recall him getting out to inspect anything fargone Sunday #38

He didn't. liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #39

So that mean the toupee guy can mess it up further and be paid to do so. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #13

They didn't receive bids the first time mdbl Sunday #14

"Thankfully, the vandalism was small." pat_k Sunday #18

It "was small. It was bad. " uppityperson Sunday #21

Yes. Caught himself there. pat_k Sunday #29

From what I see the so-called gash is a trench between concrete slabs for drainage purposes Ritabert Sunday #25

The only cuts are in expansion joint foam and were reported early. pat_k Sunday #30

For the narcissist, it's just as good to be worse... ananda Sunday #31

... it could fall into a felony ... just like damaging any other government property could IcyPeas Sunday #32

"We'll have the same people do the same thing the same way as before! What could go wrong?" struggle4progress Sunday #34

They could always arrest and charge more people LisaL Sunday #35

My guess is that they will drain it... Hugin Yesterday #40