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National Guard Patrols Mall’s Reflecting Pool After Trump Order

7/3/2026

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The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to patrol the National Mall’s reflecting pool after a no-loitering warning, a scene captured in a viral video.
Journalist Amanda Moore filmed an eight-second clip near the Lincoln Memorial that quickly went viral.
Mother Jones called the Mall “Trumpified,” noted the fair’s low attendance and lack of napkins, and reported a decaying model of President Donald Trump’s proposed Potomac triumphal arch.

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Story summary

The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to patrol the National Mall’s reflecting pool after a no-loitering warning, a scene captured in a viral video.
Journalist Amanda Moore filmed an eight-second clip near the Lincoln Memorial that quickly went viral.
Mother Jones called the Mall “Trumpified,” noted the fair’s low attendance and lack of napkins, and reported a decaying model of President Donald Trump’s proposed Potomac triumphal arch.