WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A large stain appears on the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 23, 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: U.S. Army National Guard troops take shelter from the rain underneath a mobile camera trailer's solar panels while guarding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 23, 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 was seen following the completion of a recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Visitors to the National Mall wear plastic covers against the rain at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 23, 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A duck shields her ducklings from the rain underneath her win at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 23, 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: U.S. Army National Guard troops take shelter from the rain underneath a mobile camera trailer's solar panels while guarding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 23, 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 was seen following the completion of a recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: A large area where sealant or paint has peeled up to reveal the concrete bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seen on the south side of the basin on the National Mall on June 23, 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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: U.S. Army National Guard troops patrol around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 23, 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 was seen following the completion of a recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: U.S. Army National Guard troops take shelter from the rain underneath a mobile camera trailer's solar panels while guarding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 23, 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 was seen following the completion of a recent $14 million no-bid restoration project. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)