President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said they are 100% sure that vandals caused damage to the century-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The president claims a 350-foot gash was cut into the pool's liner in the midst of recent renovations.
The administration has faced scrutiny for awarding a multimillion-dollar, no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The company selected for the work had previously worked on Trump properties.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated on Sunday that the federal government will not seek new bids for the repair project.