AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Reflecting Pool repairs become personal for Trump
President Trump on Sunday ordered immediate repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after alleging vandalism had damaged the recently renovated landmark. Why it matters: Trump's direct intervention elevates a maintenance dispute at a national landmark into a public test of a high-profile renovation project. Screenshot: President Trump/Truth Social - The president said on Truth Social Sunday he had personally inspected the damage. A day earlier, he wrote he had met with contractors because much of the pool will probably have to be drained for "necessary repairs." By the numbers: Initial work at the site cost an estimated $14 million. - The New York Times reported last week that a no-bid $1.7 million contract was awarded in…