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11 resultsfor “Trump Lincoln Memorial pool renovation cost”

Politics

Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover faces a lawsuit and a $13m price tag

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

BBC NewsMay 12
Politics

Workers racing to turn reflecting pool blue for Trump may be at risk, union warns

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

The Guardian WorldMay 17
Politics

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

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

NPR Topics: NewsApr 28
Politics

A nonprofit has sued the federal government over its plans to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue

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

NPR Topics: NewsMay 12
Politics

Before-and-after photos: Trump’s $14.2m makeover delivers … a blue 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

The Guardian World3h ago
Politics

Designs for 250-ft arch in Washington approved by panel of Trump appointees

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

The Guardian WorldMay 21
Politics

Trump posts late-night social media spree as Iran war drags on

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

The Guardian WorldMay 12
Politics

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 Guardian WorldMay 11
Politics

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

NPR Topics: NewsMay 4
Politics

At 10.15pm, do you know where Donald Trump is?

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

The Guardian WorldMay 13
Politics

Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates

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

NPR Topics: NewsMay 12