WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Work continues on the partially re-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. The bottom of the pool was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: A U.S. Army National Guard troop stands watch at the Lincoln Memorial on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been partially re-filled after the bottom of it was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. Army National Guard troops walk past the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been partially re-filled after the bottom of it was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Work continues on the partially re-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. The bottom of the pool was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: A duck swims on the surface of the partially re-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. The bottom of the pool was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: A visitor pauses to photograph the partially re-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. The bottom of the pool was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Work continues on the partially re-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. The bottom of the pool was repainted as part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 7: A crew member constructs part of the stage at the Lincoln Memorial for a press conference ahead of the Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250 event on June 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of fighting matches on the South Lawn on Flag Day and his 80th birthday, June 14, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit." (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)