WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Workers attach black fabric to the fence around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of a painting project on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Workers attach black fabric to the fence around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of a painting project on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Workers attach black fabric to the fence around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of a painting project on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Workers attach black fabric to the fence around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as part of a painting project on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades march around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall to protest against the no-bid contract awarded by the government to paint the pool on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in for preparation the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: A spray pump lays on the footpath around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after falling off a forklift on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: A jogger runs past a spray pump that fell off a forklift and onto the footpath around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: A forklift carries 2250 pounds of blue liquid epoxy to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Painting the landmark is part of President Donald Trump's effort to repair Washington landmarks in preparation for the country’s 250th birthday this summer. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)