A deep dive on Trump’s struggle to fix the Reflecting Pool

How one algae-choked pool became the perfect reflection of Trump’s presidency

There's a certain poetry in the fact that President Trump's grandest Washington beautification project has become a stagnant, pea-green swamp that smells like a gym bag left in a hot car.

What the Reflecting Pool debacle says about Trump and his presidency

The National Mall’s algae-plagued Reflecting Pool has indeed become a reflection – of Donald Trump’s priorities, his impulses and his assertion of authority...

A deep dive on Trump’s struggle to fix the Reflecting Pool

The Reflecting Pool is 2,030 feet long, 30 inches deep at its deepest, and President Donald Trump has been mired in it since he embarked on his controversial renovation of the iconic landmark on the National Mall

Analysis | What the Reflecting Pool debacle says about Trump and his presidency

The contrast from what Trump promised in April, when he announced his plan to repair and refurbish the pool, has been nightmarish.

Trump Is Trapped in a $14.7 Million Algae Pond

Imagine if former Vice President Kamala Harris had won in 2024 and was now spending this much time and taxpayer money on decorating projects. Republicans would be outraged and conservatives on social media would have many thoughts about how, of course, America’s first woman president wants to make things all pretty — rather than focus on more important matters. Yet, here we are, with President Donald Trump taking a turn as DC’s most powerful decorator.