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Trump's 'American flag blue' reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.

project will take one week and cost $2 million. The overhaul would turn the reflecting pool from its longtime gray hue to a swimming pool-like blue. NPR has reached out to the National Park

Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump's makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-no-bid-contract-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool), the latest in a string of court challenges to efforts to remake Washington DC landmarks from the US president and former real estate developer. The lawsuit, filed

The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, coating its gray bottom with a shade he described to reporters as "[American flag blue](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802343/reflecting-pool-resurfacing-blue-trump)." The 2,030-foot-long reflecting pool has been the backdrop of marches

No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump

Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was given to [Atlantic Industrial Coatings](https://vaspray.com/aic/sites/index/#page-top), based in New Canton, Virginia, on 3 April – despite company records’ showing it has not previously been awarded a federal contract