Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump over Lincoln Memorial Pool Turning Green
Kimmel said the $14 million project left the pool green within a week, as National Park Service crews used hydrogen peroxide to clean algae.
- On Tuesday, Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump for a $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation that turned green with algae just one week after completion.
- Trump ordered the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall resurfaced and repainted "American flag blue" because he disliked its original appearance.
- Experts explain that the dark paint retains heat, fostering algae growth, while the White House in Washington describes the discoloration as "residual algae."
- National Park Service workers are cleaning the pool with hydrogen peroxide, a development Kimmel used to joke about Trump's promise to "drain the swamp."
- Kimmel concluded by sarcastically suggesting Trump might move Patrick Day to July to justify the green water, calling it one of his "dumb and crazy" problems.
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Trump spent 135 million kronor on making the water at the monument "blue like the American flag." The work "could last 100 years," according to the president. Now the water is green, writes the Guardian.
Algae turns reflecting pool green just weeks after $14M renovation
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., has turned green due to algae buildup just weeks after its renovation was completed. Keith Gray of Integrated Lakes Management explains why it’s happening.
While the water mirror of the Lincoln Memorial has undergone costly renovations, its surface remains invaded by algae.
Trump's Reflecting Cesspool mirrors a much more festering mess
As Iran festered and inflation rose earlier this month, Donald Trump talked about a far more urgent matter. The Reflecting Pool.It’s inexplicable why Trump pays so much attention to his ballroom, his arch and the Reflecting Pool. Maybe, as he watches his approval ratings plummet to historic lows, he...
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