Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he’s putting on it
Trump said the $1.9 million overhaul will replace the pool’s gray stone with a blue coating and finish in less than two weeks.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump visited the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect a new "American flag blue" coating, driving across the drained basin of the $1.9 million renovation project.
- Inspired by a friend visiting from Germany who criticized the water as "dark, filthy and disgusting looking," Trump rejected a roughly $350 million federal proposal, opting instead for this lower-cost overhaul.
- Workers are draining and resurfacing the nearly century-old basin stretching between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, which Trump told reporters will "look better than it did in 1922 when it was built."
- This renovation reflects the president's broader effort to remake Washington landmarks, following his demolition of the White House East Wing to construct a ballroom there.
- Trump indicated plans to work on the Lincoln Memorial itself but offered no specifics, while the Secret Service maintains heightened security at public venues following an incident last month at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Several government buildings in Washington are visually redesigned, including a newly coated pool at Lincoln Memorial, which is critical.
Trump motorcade drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect renovation efforts
President Donald Trump inspected the progress on the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday evening. In doing so, the presidential motorcade drove across the drained pool’s surface to inspect the new “American flag blue” protective coating being installed. Afterward, the president exited his vehicle and answered questions from the media. He was joined by multiple Cabinet members, including Secretary of the Interior Doug …
President Trump BLASTS Reporter's "STUPID Question" About Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation
President Trump was not in a mood to suffer fools kindly tonight. As you probably know, President Trump is currently renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which previous administrations shamefully let sit filthy and disgusting. This evening, he personally visited the site to see how renovations are going and talk to the people making it beautiful again. Check this out: President @realDonaldTrump drives through the Reflecting Pool at …
President Trump Delivers Remarks to the Traveling Press During Visit to DC Reflection Pool
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as it undergoes renovations. President Trump answers questions on Iran, current policy matters, the FBI raid in Virginia, the upcoming trip to China and national issues from this historic location. WATCH: . Posted in President Trump, Press Secretary - Trump The post President Trump Delivers Remarks to the Traveling Press During Visit to DC Reflection Pool appear…
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