President Trump, without offering any evidence, has claimed that vandals are responsible for turning the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green instead of dark blue. Last week, The Washington Post reported that the Reflecting Pool contained more algae than at any recorded point in June over the past five years. In addition, a newly painted blue liner has begun to peel.

In recent days, authorities have arrested several people for touching parts of the Reflecting Pool, including David Hearn, a 67-year-old former Olympic canoe racer, who was arrested, handcuffed and held for five hours after stopping by the pool during a 64-mile bike ride. Hearn denied committing vandalism and described his arrest as “arbitrary, capricious prosecution.”