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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which President Donald Trump said would cost $1.8m (£1.33m), is now expected to cost $13.1m, federal records show. Trump awarded the contract for the work to a Virginia
Lincoln and George Washington memorial monuments, turning its water green and confounding previous expensive government-commissioned repair schemes, including one commissioned by Barack Obama’s administration. Last month, the Trump administration – vowing to solve
Lincoln Memorial. It's been the backdrop of plenty of historic moments, including presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. But the pool, built of asphalt
Lincoln Memorial. A blue-tinted basin is more appropriate to a resort or theme park." The National Park Service regularly [cleans out](https://abcnews4.com/news/offbeat/did-you-know-cleaning-reflecting-pool-national-mall-park-service-behind-the-scenes) algae, goose droppings and other detritus from the reflecting pool
Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump)’s “beautiful” makeover of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic attractions, is officially complete, and the public is getting its first glimpse
Lincoln Memorial. In April, a White House official [told the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/10/arc-de-trump-renderings) that the arch’s estimated cost was “still being calculated” and would be released in the near future. The official said
costs. After campaigning for years against the US engaging in “endless wars”, Trump has repeatedly drawn out the timeline of the war on Iran, which began with US and Israeli attacks in late February. Earlier
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
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
Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool with the caption “Dumacrats love sewage”. He called out the New York Times for reporting on his plan to revamp the reflecting pool, too, saying the paper
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/11/g-s1-121548/a-nonprofit-has-sued-the-federal-government-over-its-plans-to-paint-the-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-blue) "I wanted to lean into America's 250th birthday; Rachel and I actually met on a road trip on a reality TV show," Duffy said