PoliticsReflecting Pool saga: CEO, Olympian and attorney weigh in

Trump began renovating the Reflecting Pool in late March, calling it “absolutely filthy” and promising to make it “look gorgeous.” He had the bottom painted “American flag blue,” but a National Park Service engineer later saw the base layer peeling. Trump blamed vandalism. Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn was arrested and indicted after reaching into the pool; the case was later dismissed.