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President Trump announced Wednesday that crews will begin refilling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after spending over a month resurfacing it with the color "American flag blue.” Trump pulled out a poster in the Oval Office comparing the size of the reflecting pool to that of some of the...

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Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump praised the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations. Trump highlighted the aesthetic upgrade to the iconic pool, noting, 'we picked a color called the American Flag blue' to replace the traditional gray concrete
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Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump praised the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations. Trump highlighted the aesthetic upgrade to the iconic pool, noting, 'we picked a color called the American Flag blue' to replace the traditional gray concrete

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Crews were seen Thursday beginning to fill the newly renovated Reflecting Pool with water. President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that work was completed Wednesday. #reflectingpool #trump #nationalmall
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Crews were seen Thursday beginning to fill the newly renovated Reflecting Pool with water. President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that work was completed Wednesday. #reflectingpool #trump #nationalmall

The Hill

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Chunks of paint are floating in the Reflecting Pool, after a makeover that cost American taxpayers more than $14 million to paint it “American flag blue,” as chosen by President Trump. The president had said the renovations would last for “50 to 100 years.” This comes after crews were tasked with treating algae blooms growing in the water.
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Chunks of paint are floating in the Reflecting Pool, after a makeover that cost American taxpayers more than $14 million to paint it “American flag blue,” as chosen by President Trump. The president had said the renovations would last for “50 to 100 years.” This comes after crews were tasked with treating algae blooms growing in the water.

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Timelapse video shows the resurfacing of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, one of Washington’s most iconic landmarks. Watch as crews drain the pool, repaint it with a new “American Flag Blue” coating and refill it. President Trump sought to be complete the renovations ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations this summer. CREDIT: Courtesy of EarthCam.
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Timelapse video shows the resurfacing of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, one of Washington’s most iconic landmarks. Watch as crews drain the pool, repaint it with a new “American Flag Blue” coating and refill it. President Trump sought to be complete the renovations ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations this summer. CREDIT: Courtesy of EarthCam.

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🔥🚨 LMAO! President Trump whips out a SIZE COMPARISON of the Lincoln Reflecting pool to 3 of America's tallest buildings! TRUMP: "It's going to be BEAUTIFUL! It will last 50-100 years before you have to do anything!" "Very strong, POWERFUL substance that we used!"
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🔥🚨 LMAO! President Trump whips out a SIZE COMPARISON of the Lincoln Reflecting pool to 3 of America's tallest buildings! TRUMP: "It's going to be BEAUTIFUL! It will last 50-100 years before you have to do anything!" "Very strong, POWERFUL substance that we used!"

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After the Trump administration splashed out almost $15 million trying to turn the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool an "American flag blue" - huge chunks of blue paint have begun peeling off and floating to the surface. Shortly after the pool was refurbished, algae returned - turning the water green. Workers were told to dump hydrogen peroxide into the pool, dislodging sections of blue sealant in the process.
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After the Trump administration splashed out almost $15 million trying to turn the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool an "American flag blue" - huge chunks of blue paint have begun peeling off and floating to the surface. Shortly after the pool was refurbished, algae returned - turning the water green. Workers were told to dump hydrogen peroxide into the pool, dislodging sections of blue sealant in the process.

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For the second day in a row, Trump begins a meeting by holding up a large chart comparing the size of the Reflecting Pool to the size of various buildings
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For the second day in a row, Trump begins a meeting by holding up a large chart comparing the size of the Reflecting Pool to the size of various buildings

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TRUMP BLAMES REFLECTING POOL FIASCO ON VANDALISM: After the president’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was hit with an algae infestation and peeling paint, ‘The View’ co-hosts react.
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TRUMP BLAMES REFLECTING POOL FIASCO ON VANDALISM: After the president’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was hit with an algae infestation and peeling paint, ‘The View’ co-hosts react.

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Trump hired a company called “Green Water Solutions” to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “American flag blue.” #FallonTonight
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Trump hired a company called “Green Water Solutions” to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “American flag blue.” #FallonTonight

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President Trump defended the cost of the restoring Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool when pressed by Ed O'Keefe about why the project cost has grown to over $16 million after the president originally estimated in April it would cost about $1.5 million.
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President Trump defended the cost of the restoring Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool when pressed by Ed O'Keefe about why the project cost has grown to over $16 million after the president originally estimated in April it would cost about $1.5 million.

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President Trump said repairs to the peeling lining at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will begin immediately, blaming the damage on vandalism.
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President Trump said repairs to the peeling lining at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will begin immediately, blaming the damage on vandalism.

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🚨 President Trump just shared this stunning image on Truth Social: The Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool glowing in deep American flag blue. Trump is having the Reflecting Pool thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and restored so it will once again be a true thing of beauty — ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. Strength. History. American pride. Do you like seeing the U.S. capital made clean and beautiful again? (Video: AI of image)
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🚨 President Trump just shared this stunning image on Truth Social: The Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool glowing in deep American flag blue. Trump is having the Reflecting Pool thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and restored so it will once again be a true thing of beauty — ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. Strength. History. American pride. Do you like seeing the U.S. capital made clean and beautiful again? (Video: AI of image)

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🚨 INCREDIBLE SCENE: President Trump just directed his motorcade straight into the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for an up-close look at the ongoing renovation progress! Trump wanted to personally inspect the major “American flag blue” resurfacing project — and the footage is absolutely wild! 📷Steven Cheung
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🚨 INCREDIBLE SCENE: President Trump just directed his motorcade straight into the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for an up-close look at the ongoing renovation progress! Trump wanted to personally inspect the major “American flag blue” resurfacing project — and the footage is absolutely wild! 📷Steven Cheung

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BREAKING: President Trump RAGES over alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. — and drops video that purportedly shows it happening. Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Look for yourselves at the VANDALISM that took place at The Reflecting Pool. The material is being cut with a knife or a box cutter, for all to see!”
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BREAKING: President Trump RAGES over alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. — and drops video that purportedly shows it happening. Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Look for yourselves at the VANDALISM that took place at The Reflecting Pool. The material is being cut with a knife or a box cutter, for all to see!”

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President Trump on Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool: "The reflecting pool is fantastic. I just got pictures of it and it's beautiful."
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President Trump on Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool: "The reflecting pool is fantastic. I just got pictures of it and it's beautiful."

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🚨 TRUMP JUST WENT BUILDER-IN-CHIEF AND THE LEFT HATES IT Workers are coating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool NOW at the request of President Trump — saving us hundreds of millions of dollars compared to what it WOULD have cost American flag blue 🇺🇸
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🚨 TRUMP JUST WENT BUILDER-IN-CHIEF AND THE LEFT HATES IT Workers are coating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool NOW at the request of President Trump — saving us hundreds of millions of dollars compared to what it WOULD have cost American flag blue 🇺🇸

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Just days after the completion of a no-bid more than $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crews are still fighting an algae bloom that has turned the water green. Tom Foreman reports.
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Just days after the completion of a no-bid more than $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crews are still fighting an algae bloom that has turned the water green. Tom Foreman reports.

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🚨 NOW: Interior Sec. Doug Burgum UNLEASHES on the Democrats who keep whining about President Trump's restoration of the filthy Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "This thing has been FAILING, 40,000 gallons per day that's [leaking] out of this thing!" "That's MILLIONS in a year!" "We took out 2.5 MILES worth of rotting seam material that connects to different components in the base of the pool for where these expansion joints are." "There's been a lot of, I don't want to call it mocking, maybe it's just misunderstanding about the color. The color, American flag blue, is meant to enhance the reflectivity. It's called the REFLECTING POOL." "It's not a look to the bottom and see how deep it is pool. It's a reflecting pool, and anyone that is, from the experts in the city, you know, if you want to have a reflecting pool in some kind of fountain or some kind of place around the world, you want to have a dark base on the color." "There was a time in history when this reflecting pool was actually asphalt black." "It's the same blue as the navy blue, it's an American flag. So it's the appropriate color choice, and I think when it's completed, people are going to see that, again, 47 million people come to the National Mall every year." Perfectly said.
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🚨 NOW: Interior Sec. Doug Burgum UNLEASHES on the Democrats who keep whining about President Trump's restoration of the filthy Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "This thing has been FAILING, 40,000 gallons per day that's [leaking] out of this thing!" "That's MILLIONS in a year!" "We took out 2.5 MILES worth of rotting seam material that connects to different components in the base of the pool for where these expansion joints are." "There's been a lot of, I don't want to call it mocking, maybe it's just misunderstanding about the color. The color, American flag blue, is meant to enhance the reflectivity. It's called the REFLECTING POOL." "It's not a look to the bottom and see how deep it is pool. It's a reflecting pool, and anyone that is, from the experts in the city, you know, if you want to have a reflecting pool in some kind of fountain or some kind of place around the world, you want to have a dark base on the color." "There was a time in history when this reflecting pool was actually asphalt black." "It's the same blue as the navy blue, it's an American flag. So it's the appropriate color choice, and I think when it's completed, people are going to see that, again, 47 million people come to the National Mall every year." Perfectly said.

Eric Daugherty

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Host: Just 2 weeks after Trump completed his more than $16 million renovation of the Reflecting Pool, he now says it will need to be drained and repaired immediately. This taxpayer funded renovation has been plagued with issues. The company that applied the coating says it identified some areas of the pool that require repairs and confirmed that it will need to be drained.
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Host: Just 2 weeks after Trump completed his more than $16 million renovation of the Reflecting Pool, he now says it will need to be drained and repaired immediately. This taxpayer funded renovation has been plagued with issues. The company that applied the coating says it identified some areas of the pool that require repairs and confirmed that it will need to be drained.

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🚨TRUMP TURNS NATIONAL MALL REFLECTING POOL BRIGHT BLUE Crews drained the 2,028-foot pool in late April and covered the bottom with swimming-pool blue paint. Trump personally inspected the empty basin on May 7 while criticizing earlier repair plans under Obama and Biden that cost $38 million to $300 million. Supporters say the new look fixes years of leaks and green, murky water near the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Critics call the color tacky as questions grow over a $6.9 million no-bid contract tied to the project.
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🚨TRUMP TURNS NATIONAL MALL REFLECTING POOL BRIGHT BLUE Crews drained the 2,028-foot pool in late April and covered the bottom with swimming-pool blue paint. Trump personally inspected the empty basin on May 7 while criticizing earlier repair plans under Obama and Biden that cost $38 million to $300 million. Supporters say the new look fixes years of leaks and green, murky water near the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Critics call the color tacky as questions grow over a $6.9 million no-bid contract tied to the project.

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