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BumRushDaShow

(174,483 posts)
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:09 PM Tuesday

Can Tire Tracks Be Seen on Bottom of Lincoln Reflecting Pool?

Source: Newsweek

Published Jul 14, 2026 at 07:35 AM EDT updated Jul 14, 2026 at 09:57 AM EDT


What appear to be tire tracks have become visible on the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the landmark was drained for a second round of repairs, adding another point of intrigue to the Trump administration's troubled renovation project. As the pool is drained once again for repairs, photographs appear to show a series of parallel marks stretching across sections of the exposed pool floor.

The newly visible marks come amid continued debate over what caused damage to the recently renovated pool. President Donald Trump has repeatedly alleged that vandals slashed the pool's blue liner, prompting officials to drain the basin again to carry out repairs.


What Do the Images Show?

The photographs appear to show multiple sets of track-like impressions running across portions of the exposed bottom of the Reflecting Pool. It is not immediately clear what caused the marks. Maintenance crews, pumps, hoses and other equipment have been present around the site during the latest draining operation, and photographs from the scene have documented ongoing work by National Park Service personnel.

While some have suggested the marks resemble vehicle tracks, there is currently no public evidence indicating when they were made or whether they are connected to the repairs. The markings are likely to attract renewed attention because Trump's motorcade was driven across the drained Reflecting Pool during a highly publicized inspection of the project on May 7. Video posted by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung showed presidential vehicles traveling across the basin as Trump toured the renovation work.



Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/can-tire-tracks-be-seen-on-bottom-of-lincoln-reflecting-pool-12192582






Cuckturd
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Yep. These are tire tracks in the reflecting pool. Sediment has built up on the indents.

You can see where the front tires turned in unison.

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Reflecting Pool drained again, revealing tire tracks from Trump's convoy...vandalism MY ASS!!!
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Can Tire Tracks Be Seen on Bottom of Lincoln Reflecting Pool? (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
Definitely not done with a knife or box cutters... kentuck Tuesday #1
Not a bike track either. twodogsbarking Tuesday #7
He hired his chump company on a no-bid contract. They pulled off a quick job and left. mpcamb 12 hrs ago #44
Just the overlap from the application of the sealant RustyWheels Tuesday #2
Pics show them weaving all over the surface BumRushDaShow Tuesday #8
What's with the driving over the empty reflecting pool? calimary Tuesday #24
Pervy grandpa gets what pervy grandpa wants sboatcar Tuesday #27
There is a video below of that event. Looks like they started on one side and moved to the other side at one point. mahina Tuesday #9
IIRC BumRushDaShow Tuesday #12
Roger. Maybe one is heavier than the others too. mahina Tuesday #18
Can't someone overlay the path of the cars in the video with the tracks shown in the newly drained Reflecting Pool??? winstars Yesterday #29
not me mahina Yesterday #31
How long will it take for the people arrested for vandalism to be released from their accusations? Deuxcents Tuesday #3
Musta been on of them there ANTIFER tanks! mackdaddy Tuesday #4
Vandalism by limousines. twodogsbarking Tuesday #5
Here is video evidence of the vandalism UpInArms Tuesday #6
Trump just had to rub it in our faces by this unneeded stunt. Botany Tuesday #13
BREAKING: Trump drained the reflecting pool and it DID reveal damage... tire marks. LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #10
It doesn't take a genius to know that driving a fucking motorcade over the surface of a newly-renovated body of water Karasu Tuesday #11
There is no good reason they had to drive over it, Bayard Tuesday #14
TSF loves a big production and that's exactly what he got..a fleet of limos on a surface not meant for vehicles Deuxcents Tuesday #15
That vid has been around for weeks of them driving on it. Seen any media playing it? Bengus81 Tuesday #16
The media is dancing around the obvious. rickford66 18 hrs ago #34
And he'll do it again when the repairs are finished. Just because. Grokenstein Tuesday #17
Guess a bunch more "vandals" warmfeet Tuesday #19
Antifa cut it to look like tire tracks along the whole length of the pool IronLionZion Tuesday #20
Was there some monster truck parade through the Reflecting Pool? Beartracks Tuesday #21
The Green Giant used a thin putty knife I bet. NoMoreRepugs Tuesday #22
Moron fucked up his own pool and blames it on an Olympic Athlete. And advertises his stupidity. rickyhall Tuesday #23
I keep reminding myself: he won't last much longer. calimary Tuesday #25
Just remember this coming Nov 5th will have been two years since Fat Hitler Bengus81 18 hrs ago #36
I think that those marks are the bathtub ring of algae as the water drained at an uneven rate Blues Heron Tuesday #26
The Beast alone weighs 20K POUNDS, FFS! sheshe2 Tuesday #28
I saw that yesterday, too and tought the same thing. C Moon Yesterday #30
Could be tire tracks or just rings of dirt and algae as they drained the water. cstanleytech 23 hrs ago #32
But dirt and/or algae would more easily get snagged along the uneven surface BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #33
I think they are too wavy to be tire tracks, the bathtub ring theory is probably correct Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #37
There is a video that was posted here BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #38
they are tracking pretty straight, then they all curve off to the ramp, these rings are very wavy, and dont curve off to Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #39
The pics of "tracks" are not along the entire length (which is like 4 blocks long) BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #41
Sounds serious Torchlight 13 hrs ago #43
They have a solar powered camera setup on the side. Thought they HATED solar, Bengus81 18 hrs ago #35
Snopes: Miscaptioned sl8 16 hrs ago #40
It's probably typical for vehicles to be in the basin when it's being maintained. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #42

mpcamb

(3,254 posts)
44. He hired his chump company on a no-bid contract. They pulled off a quick job and left.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:19 PM
12 hrs ago

They came back when it turned into an open sewer.

With all the street cameras in Washington DC,
tell me how vandals wouldn't have been taped????

RustyWheels

(208 posts)
2. Just the overlap from the application of the sealant
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:19 PM
Tuesday

Sorry, but Trump's motorcade went close to the center of the reflecting pool. The photo is of the edge.

That said, I would be surprised if the motorcade did not damage the coating where it was driven over. Sealants take anywhere from 24 hours to 28 days to cure, and Trump was driving on it before they had even finished.

calimary

(91,781 posts)
24. What's with the driving over the empty reflecting pool?
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 11:12 PM
Tuesday

Republicans would be blowing their gaskets if even ONE car driven by Dems did this.

Just showing off their bravado or something?

mahina

(20,932 posts)
9. There is a video below of that event. Looks like they started on one side and moved to the other side at one point.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:37 PM
Tuesday

I don't know why there would be tracks from one vehicle when there were so many.

BumRushDaShow

(174,483 posts)
12. IIRC
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:01 PM
Tuesday

along the edge, the pool is around 18" deep but in the center, it is around 30" deep. So there might be enough slope on each to the center to shift more vehicle weight into the slope on one side. I expect the shocks on those limos are amazing for a smooth ride. Alternately, there looked to be a NPS vehicle, probably good for all terrain, that was at the lead.

winstars

(4,285 posts)
29. Can't someone overlay the path of the cars in the video with the tracks shown in the newly drained Reflecting Pool???
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:59 AM
Yesterday

Deuxcents

(28,518 posts)
3. How long will it take for the people arrested for vandalism to be released from their accusations?
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:20 PM
Tuesday

Will they be reimbursed for expenses for lawyers, etc? Will Jeanne Pirro indict TSF?

mackdaddy

(2,002 posts)
4. Musta been on of them there ANTIFER tanks!
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:21 PM
Tuesday

Actually one photo shows at least 12 vehicles in Trump's motorcade including two limos and ten armored suv's plus a couple of side by side vehicles.

From the photos it looks like this was done more than once.

Botany

(78,473 posts)
13. Trump just had to rub it in our faces by this unneeded stunt.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:33 PM
Tuesday

Donny needs to pay back for all the initial expenses and for all the repair afterwards. He has made
billions in grifting, bribes, stealing money from the American people, and market manipulation.

Those vehicles didn’t look like this.




"No, no, we had vandalism. No, vandals. We have a, I think, 290-to-300-foot slit right through it. Probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind."

Karasu

(2,510 posts)
11. It doesn't take a genius to know that driving a fucking motorcade over the surface of a newly-renovated body of water
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:51 PM
Tuesday

was going to fuck it up, but there are (of course) layers on layers of incompetence to this shitshow.

Bayard

(30,931 posts)
14. There is no good reason they had to drive over it,
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:52 PM
Tuesday

Except typical trump beating his chest, and making monkey sounds.

Deuxcents

(28,518 posts)
15. TSF loves a big production and that's exactly what he got..a fleet of limos on a surface not meant for vehicles
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:52 PM
Tuesday

And weeks and weeks of reviews

Bengus81

(10,749 posts)
16. That vid has been around for weeks of them driving on it. Seen any media playing it?
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:54 PM
Tuesday

Last edited Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:50 AM - Edit history (1)

Not me.

warmfeet

(3,372 posts)
19. Guess a bunch more "vandals"
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 10:11 PM
Tuesday

need to be arrested to distract from this evidence. Sheesh, it get's harder and harder to go along with all this bullshit. My cognitive dissonance is dissonatin real bad. JFC

IronLionZion

(51,766 posts)
20. Antifa cut it to look like tire tracks along the whole length of the pool
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 10:26 PM
Tuesday

they are so sneaky like that.

It's just like how Antifa dressed up as MAGA to raid the Capitol on Jan 6.

Beartracks

(14,805 posts)
21. Was there some monster truck parade through the Reflecting Pool?
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 10:36 PM
Tuesday

I haven't paid much attention to Trump's vanity circuses, but I thought I saw a reference to that somewhere.

On edit: Oh, I see the pics of his vanity motorcade in the empty pool now, in the thread below. You'd have to be pretty stupid/biased/incompetent to arrest someone for TOUCHING the pool after the potential for damage beforehand by the President publicly DRIVING through it.

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rickyhall

(5,532 posts)
23. Moron fucked up his own pool and blames it on an Olympic Athlete. And advertises his stupidity.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 11:09 PM
Tuesday

calimary

(91,781 posts)
25. I keep reminding myself: he won't last much longer.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 11:23 PM
Tuesday

We’ll be voting for a new POTUS in 2028. That’s gonna be most if not all that we’ll hear and see in the news, over most of that year.

We may actually start hearing early coverage and commentary starting in January 2027. Newsfolks are already rarin’ to go, now!

Bengus81

(10,749 posts)
36. Just remember this coming Nov 5th will have been two years since Fat Hitler
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:59 AM
18 hrs ago

was re-elected. That's the only thing keeping me going right now.

Time marches on.........

Blues Heron

(9,252 posts)
26. I think that those marks are the bathtub ring of algae as the water drained at an uneven rate
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 11:28 PM
Tuesday

Whenever the water paused, an algae line following the non flat contours of the bottom formed.

BumRushDaShow

(174,483 posts)
33. But dirt and/or algae would more easily get snagged along the uneven surface
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 06:16 AM
19 hrs ago

The other question is - where is the "blue" liner?

Blues Heron

(9,252 posts)
39. they are tracking pretty straight, then they all curve off to the ramp, these rings are very wavy, and dont curve off to
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 09:28 AM
16 hrs ago

the middle.

BumRushDaShow

(174,483 posts)
41. The pics of "tracks" are not along the entire length (which is like 4 blocks long)
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:16 AM
14 hrs ago

They seem to be confined to one section and it's possible that section was not cured yet when the convoy came through.

The other obvious possibility is when there were a million workers in the pool scraping algae off the bottom. It took a couple days to do.





You can how the liner was peeling away.

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Bengus81

(10,749 posts)
35. They have a solar powered camera setup on the side. Thought they HATED solar,
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:54 AM
18 hrs ago

wind,ceiling fans and probably an open window. Anything that saves people money instead of more $$$ going to Trumps Energy Barons.

sl8

(17,164 posts)
40. Snopes: Miscaptioned
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 09:28 AM
16 hrs ago
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/reflecting-pool-tire-tracks/

Did Trump's motorcade leave tire tracks in reflecting pool? What photos show

The president's motorcade drove through the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in early May 2026 to survey ongoing work.

Jordan Liles
Published July 14, 2026

Claim: Photos from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's July 2026 draining show tire tracks left by U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade from early May.

Rating: Miscaptioned

[...]

maxsolomon

(39,590 posts)
42. It's probably typical for vehicles to be in the basin when it's being maintained.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:04 PM
14 hrs ago

I doubt the pickups the NPS probably uses weigh what "The Beast" does, however. The question is what a 10-ton limousine would do to freshly applied truck bed liner - compress it? Dislodge it?

The "crack" could have occurred when heavy vehicles displaced concrete slabs as they rolled along one side, or onto it. Raise one side of a joint, the applied coating over it is stretched and splits.

The peeling feels more like an adhesion fail. Concrete surface wasn't clean enough, or the coating didn't fully dry between layers, or went underwater fully before curing, etc.

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