WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Visitors walk along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: U.S. Army National Guard patrols as visitors walk along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: A view of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Fencing is put up around the outside of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: U.S. Army National Guard patrols as visitors walk along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Ducks gather along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Workers clean the water in the area of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: Visitors walk along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump said that another round of repairs to the iconic basin will begin immediately after peeling paint and other issues were seen following the completion of its recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)