Olympian Detained After Probing Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Algae

Federal authorities arrested former Olympian David Hearn after he reached into the algae-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to feel a detached blue liner; he says he didn’t vandalize anything. The incident comes as Trump’s renovation of the Reflecting Pool faces ongoing issues—algae blooms, peeling paint, and conservatives hinting at sabotage—adding to a broader political storyline around the pool’s makeover.