Trump Says Reflecting Pool Final Coat Is Complete, Water Flowing Soon
Trump said the renovation will reduce leaks and reopen the 2,028-foot pool before July 4, after crews applied a blue protective coating.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced completion of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's renovations in the Oval Office, displaying a chart titled "Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers" comparing the 2,030-foot landmark to the Empire State Building.
- Built on marshy ground in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has struggled with persistent leaks for decades, prompting Trump to approve a polyurea coating project as part of his "Safe and Beautiful" campaign to restore the landmark.
- The $13.1 million renovation has faced scrutiny from the Cultural Landscape Foundation, whose founder Charles Birnbaum sued, alleging the blue paint coating is "altering the historic character" without proper authority.
- Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the President's economic priorities on Wednesday, accusing Trump of promoting a costly pool makeover while families face higher grocery and health care costs.
- Renovations are expected to conclude before July 4, coinciding with the nation's 250th anniversary, though Trump has faced repeated criticism for inflating crowd figures and making hyperbolic comparisons at public events.
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NEWS HEADLINES: Trump: Water will soon ‘start flowing’ at D.C. Reflecting Pool – One America News Network
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a graph entitled “Our Pool is Bigger than Skyscrapers” as he speaks on his renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) OAN Staff Addie Davis and Sophia Flores 6:59 PM – Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Highlighting the final stretch of National Mall maintenance, President Donald Trump…
The US President avoided the cost of the project.
No question of Iran, nor of the cost of living, but a history of watertightness of a basin and a comparison with Martin Luther King: it is still a disconcerting digression that Donald Trump made, when he summoned journalists to the Oval Office on Wednesday. ...
Amid war, Trump touts his reflecting pool
WASHINGTON - As the ceasefire with Iran teeters and his Republican Party faces dire risks over the war’s costs, US President Donald Trump made sure the press assembled on Wednesday in the Oval Office knew what was on his mind: renovating the historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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