Tire Tracks Found in Drained Wading Pool

For example, on July 13, an X user posted (archived) a photo, facing east from the pool's northwest corner toward the Washington Monument, purportedly showing tire tracks visible along the full length of the reflecting pool's north side.

Maintenance crews, pumps, hoses ... the marks resemble vehicle tracks, there is currently no public evidence indicating when they were made or whether they are connected to the repairs....

WASHINGTON — New images from the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appear to show tire-like markings across sections of the exposed basin floor, adding another layer of questions surrounding a troubled renovation project at one of the ...

"BREAKING: Trump drained the reflecting ... connected the damage to Trump's motorcade visit. "Evidence has mounted that the supposed 'gash' in the Reflecting Pool is......

However, reporters and on-the-ground observers saw no such damage. Viral photos instead showed tire tracks on the pool's floor, evidence pointing to Trump's presidential motorcade, which had driven across the freshly sealed surface in May.

The president made this claim after the “American Flag Blue” paint began to peel off in massive chunks and discolor the water, attributing the failed renovation to a “350-foot gash, made by a very sharp knife or razors.” Yet Monday’s draining revealed no such thing, only what appeared to be tire marks—likely from the president’s motorcade driving through the empty pool in May.

Therefore, the claim is miscaptioned. One verified photo from Trump's May visit shows that his motorcade did not drive near the reflecting pool's northwest corner, where users claimed the tire tracks appeared.

I’m here at the Reflecting Pool and crews are almost done draining all of the water … no “350 foot” gash found from my vantage point pic.twitter.com/cGWmMlvlHR ... Yep. These are tire tracks in the reflecting pool.

The White House has heard the tire-track theory and hates it. “This is dumb and unfounded,” spokeswoman Taylor Rogers snapped when it first surfaced in June. Even the skeptics’ experts stop short of a verdict — the motorcade, one ...