Trump Threatens Prison Over Damage to Reflecting Pool Project

President Donald Trump has vowed to imprison anyone who damages the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a restoration project he championed that has become politically contentious.

• Trump said on his Truth Social platform that destroying or attempting to destroy the monuments carries a 10-year prison sentence.
• Two people were detained near the pool Monday, according to AFP, and Trump later told reporters the pool would be drained to repair two specific damage spots.
• The National Park Police stated it had arrested five people on vandalism charges and issued citations to five others related to the case.
• Trump threatened to sue ABC News, accusing the outlet of spreading "misleading information" about the reflecting pool.