Trump Claims James Comey Inspired Reflecting Pool Vandalism Amid More Arrests

Donald Trump is still on the warpath against supposed vandals who are allegedly at fault for the Reflecting Pool fiasco. And this time, he's turning his attention to former FBI Director James Comey.

The saga continues. It's no secret that the Reflecting Pool renovations haven't exactly gone as planned. Instead of a fresh new surface that's "American flag blue," the water is algae green, and the liner is tearing apart. On June 19, the President posted on Truth Social, "We've had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool."

He continued, "Just like three days ago, they destroyed the grass outside the Pool, they've also done everything possible to hurt the inside surface that was just installed." At the time, he criticized ABC's Jonathan Karl and his televised report on the issue, saying that the journalist was "seen sticking his hand into the Pool, and trying to rip the rubber off of the surface." While Karl did dip his hand in and touch some of the already-peeling material, he did not vandalize the Reflecting Pool.

This wasn't the last time Trump would criticize ‘vandals.' The following day, he posted on Truth Social, "Many additional people have been arrested having to do with the disgraceful Vandalism of our beautiful Reflecting Pool…What these terrible Vandals have done is a true affront to both Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and should be dealt with accordingly."

As of now, five people (including former Olympic canoeist David "Davey" Hearn) have been arrested for suspected vandalism of the Reflecting Pool. Hearn denies defacing the Pool, telling The Washington Post, "I didn't vandalize anything."

But the story doesn't end there. The President took to Truth Social again on Monday, posting, "Of the MANY Statues and Fountains that we rebuilt, renovated, cleaned, and fixed, the only one that was Vandalized was the Reflecting Pool, which is being taken care of ASAP!" In his post, Trump claimed, "It has been given a 300 foot long gash, chemicals have been illegally placed in the water, and the beautiful new grass field has been destroyed with a gigantic 86 47 chemically carved into it."

While Trump doesn't directly blame the FBI director, he does add that the supposed vandalism of the grass was "Probably inspired by Dirty Cop, James Comey!" This comes on the heels of Trump's accusation that Comey used a photo of seashells placed in the number 86 47 as a direct threat.

The commander in chief ends his post with a warning, "Please remember that there is a 10 year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction of such things - Which will be fully enforced!"

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This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 10:02 AM.