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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering up a decades-old granite surface that he said was “leaking like a sieve” and would take years to replace.
The president announced the renovation at an Oval Office event Thursday, saying the coating had already begun. He was inspired to tackle the project after a friend visited from Germany and lamented that the water was filthy and looked disgusting, Trump said.
“And I went over there with Secret Service in tow, and I said, isn’t that a shame? That’s terrible,” Trump said, showing reporters a photo of the site as it undergoes work.
The project is one more makeover refashioning the nation’s capital to Trump’s liking, following others such as the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make room for a new ballroom.
https://apnews.com/article/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-trump-997dd3be8d5f33d67c1dbef5ac4ae271
The president announced the renovation at an Oval Office event Thursday, saying the coating had already begun. He was inspired to tackle the project after a friend visited from Germany and lamented that the water was filthy and looked disgusting, Trump said.
“And I went over there with Secret Service in tow, and I said, isn’t that a shame? That’s terrible,” Trump said, showing reporters a photo of the site as it undergoes work.
The project is one more makeover refashioning the nation’s capital to Trump’s liking, following others such as the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make room for a new ballroom.
https://apnews.com/article/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-trump-997dd3be8d5f33d67c1dbef5ac4ae271
He will continue to take what is beautiful and classic and make it cheap and tacky looking
— Brandi Buchman (@brandibuchman.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T11:01:03.231Z
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