Jon Stewart Dives Into Reflecting Pool Algae Infestation: ‘Did They Replace the Water With Mountain Dew?’
The Park Service began draining the pool after algae returned to the $14 million renovation, and contractors said repairs will miss July 4.
- On Monday, the National Park Service began draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to address peeling 'American flag blue' paint and algae growth. A contractor reported repairs will not be completed by July 4.
- President Donald Trump previously ordered the 'American flag blue' paint job via a no-bid contract awarded to a trust run by donor John Cafaro. Experts suggest the dark paint trapped heat, creating an ideal environment for algae growth.
- Trump blamed 'Radical Left Lunatics' for vandalism, including the etching of 8647 into the National Mall. Law enforcement and National Guard members detained numerous passersby, including a 67-year-old Olympian, for alleged tampering.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other critics have denounced the project as a failure, citing management that 'hired buddies who grifted millions.' The renovation faced significant budget overruns and schedule delays.
- This project echoes Trump's 1986 takeover of New York's Wollman Ice Rink, another public-private partnership that became central to his business biography. Both ventures aimed to showcase Trump's civic involvement and competence.
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Why Trump is losing his war against algae
A worker from the National Park Service vacuums up algae in the Reflecting Pool on June 20. | AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein In addition to Iran, inflation, and the courts, President Donald Trump has been fighting a losing war against another opponent these past weeks: pond scum. As part of his broader effort to “beautify” Washington, DC, ahead of the nation’s rapidly approaching 250th birthday, President Trump wanted to clean up the Lincoln Memo…
GOP senator laughs at Trump's algae-filled Reflecting Pool: 'Doesn't look very beautiful'
A GOP senator couldn't help but laugh when asked about Trump's algae-filled Reflecting Pool, according to a veteran D.C. reporter. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) was amused by reporter Joe Perticone's question about how the green, murky Reflecting Pool with floating strips of paint is looking, according to a new Substack piece by The Bulwark."It doesn't look very beautiful," Daines told Perticone, who noted the senator's laugh. "We gotta find out what…
Even the Internet’s Favorite Pool Guy Doesn’t Know How to Fix the Reflecting Pool
Algae blooms, peeling paint, and a host of fixes from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubblers have made it hard to diagnose what's wrong with the Reflecting Pool, let alone how to clean up the mess.
Trump says memorial won’t be fixed by July 4 as contractor warns repairs will take 'weeks'
President Donald Trump's makeover campaign for Washington D.C. hit a major snag when the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — which has been a part of the U.S. capital since the early 1920s — suffered from algae and cracking, peeling liner. Trump was hoping that the Reflecting Pool would be fully repaired in time for celebrations of the United States' 250th anniversary. But according to Politico's E&E News, Trump is now conceding that the repairs …
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