Six people have been arrested, and seven people have beencited, for the damage they did to our Country's now beautifulReflecting Pool. The 350 foot gash, made by a very sharp knife orrazors, is actually numerous slashes over a very long 350 footlength. It was purposefully and criminally done, and somebodyhad to work very hard, probably in the dark of night, to createsuch a condition. Likewise, the small area at the bottom of thePool was cut and powerfully lifted off the surface leaving veryjagged, uneven edges. The large areas of grass are beingreplaced. In any event, even prior to fixing those areas, theReflecting Pool is as beautiful as it can be. We will drain some ofthe water, either immediately before or after the Fourth of July,to do the permanent repair. President DONALD J. TRUMP