The current administration is allocating a minimum of $343,100 for video surveillance. This investment follows the president’s unfounded claims that vandals were responsible for significant damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Records indicate the funds will cover cameras to oversee several of the president’s construction initiatives. This decision comes after an incorrect accusation directed at vandals for the destruction observed at the historic site.
A camera is already installed at Memorial Circle’s edge, a location where the planned triumphal arch would eventually stand. This photograph was taken on a recent Sunday by Maxine Wallace for The Washington Post.