WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: The Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool are seen from the Washington Monument on August 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the pool to be drained for repairs after the project was allegedly vandalized. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

(FILES) US President Joe Biden leaves, after speaking about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 16, 2021. Taliban forces captured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, 2021, prompting their return to power after Washington's decision to withdraw US troops from the country. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: The Lincoln Memorial is seen in reflection from the Reflecting Pool on August 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the pool to be drained for repairs after the project was allegedly vandalized. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: The Lincoln Memorial is seen in reflection from the Reflecting Pool on August 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the pool to be drained for repairs after the project was allegedly vandalized. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: Construction on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Building and FRB-East Building renovation project is seen from the Washington Monument on August 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the pool to be drained for repairs after the project was allegedly vandalized. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: The Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Memorial Bridge, the World War II Memorial, and the Tidal Basin are seen from the Washington Monument on August 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the pool to be drained for repairs after the project was allegedly vandalized. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: Memorial Bridge and the site for U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch along the Potomac River are seen from the Washington Monument on August 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the pool to be drained for repairs after the project was allegedly vandalized. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: Construction continues on the East Wing ballroom at the White House on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court ruled that congressional approval is required to build the $400 million ballroom. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)