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Everyone wants to get a look for themselves.
President Donald Trump's $16 million Reflecting Pool remodel has brought visitors, camera crews, cops and construction workers crashing down on the iconic National Mall.
His blitz of a remodel - as part of America's 250th birthday celebration - has already resulted in controversy. The 'American flag blue' used by crews to coat the pool was quickly shrouded by algae green.
This prompted federal workers to dump hydrogen peroxide into the pool to kill the bloom.
A dead duckling was later seen floating in the pool after the chemical treatment, though the cause of death has not been revealed. Adding more intrigue, the President has repeatedly claimed that 'deranged' vandals have attacked the newly remodeled installation with chemicals and weapons.
A Trump administration official said as of Saturday night, when the President first posted about the damage, five had been arrested for vandalism, according to the Wall Street Journal. Others have also been arrested near the area in recent days, including one arrest witnessed by the Daily Mail.
'I spent less than two months on the Reflecting Pool and I have a better product,' Trump said of his quick remodel on Monday. 'I can't help it if somebody goes in with a knife and starts hacking it up. We also have pictures of it.'
The Republican claimed that a vandal scratched a 300-foot-long mark into the concrete pool. He also said a perpetrator was caught pouring chemicals into the pool. No evidence has yet been presented, but Trump said it will come out 'in court.'
President Donald Trump claimed there is a 300-foot-long gash in the Reflecting Pool, but over a dozen people in the area on Monday told Daily Mail they saw no sign of the vandalism
The Reflecting Pool has come under scrutiny after paint has peeled off and green algea blooms have begun to form in the shallow water
The presence of law enforcement around the pool has increased since Trump's remodel. The man above was detained for alleged disorderly conduct after yelling at authorities, sources said
However, over a dozen law enforcement, Park Police, National Park employees, National Guardsmen and visitors present at the Reflecting Pool on Monday afternoon said they found no sign of a football field-sized 'gash' in the monument.
The White House did not return a request for comment.
On Friday, three-time US Olympian David Hearn was arrested for what the President has called vandalism.
Hearn has maintained he 'didn't destroy, rip, tear, peel, or remove any part' of the paint that was loose in the water.
'The condition of any part of the reflecting pool didn't change,' he said.
Several individuals have been ticketed or detained for poking around the pool, including one man who toyed with a hose putting water into the pool last week and another man heckling authorities on Monday.
'Anyone who is in a position of vandalizing or attempting to vandalize will face the criminal justice system in DC,' US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro told Fox News on Sunday.
'We’ve received only a handful of citations which we will review,' a representative for her office told the Daily Mail in a statement.
A duckling died in the Reflecting Pool over the weekend, though the cause of death is unknown
Some have suspected it could be linked to the large amounts of hydrogen paroxide federal authorities have placed in the water to prevent algae
Federal officials have put hoses connected to generators and chemical supplies into the middle of the Reflecting Pool
Trump has said the Reflecting Pool will now be drained and redone as he has pushed to get beautification projects in the capital finished ahead of the country's 250th birthday on July 4.
'It's been a lot of controversy, so I wanted to come take a look at it,' Nia, a Texas mother visiting the Reflecting Pool with her family, told the Daily Mail on Monday.
'It's about what I expect for stagnant water in the summertime, so I don't think it's too bad,' she said of the water.
Kimberly, a verified Trump fan from Oklahoma - rocking some painted nails featuring 'Trump 47' - effectively reiterated what the President has said about the remodel.
'I think it looks beautiful now. I love that I don't see the algae. I just think it's a great representation of America and our freedom.'
She added how she saw Trump's announcement about vandalism to the Reflecting Pool.
'So, I heard that they're cleaning it up. I'm glad they caught the person. I think it looks so much better.'
Though Kimberly hadn't spotted any vandalism herself.
Another woman, Amy, shared: 'It's just the bottoms a little dirty ... I think if they had one of the automatic pool vacuums, they'd be set.'
She likened the water to a 'darkish, brownish green color,' due to 'a lot of smuck on the bottom.'
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