Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Turns Green Again, Trump Blames Vandalism
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has once again turned green with algae, prompting former President Trump to reiterate claims of vandalism, despite a recent $14 million renovation.
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How Washington DC's Reflecting Pool became a global talking point
President Trump says the pool is probably going to be drained again, two weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation was completed.
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The symbolic power of a stagnant pond beneath Lincoln’s statue has proven irresistible for the president’s critics Narcissus was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Donald Trump is finding that his effort to overhaul the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington has turned into a perverse tourist attraction and 2,028ft national metaphor. On Monday afternoon a massive algae bloom had turned the pool a green reminiscent of a plane passenger clutching a sick ...
By David Smith in Washington
Read full article →Algae-filled Washington pool to be drained for repairs after US$14.7 million renovation
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Washington’s National Mall is set to be drained again for repairs after algae and peeling paint appeared just weeks after a US$14.7 million renovation, while President Donald Trump threatened prison time for anyone caught damaging the pool. The DC Water authority issued a permit to drain the 609-metre rectangular pool, it said on Monday, while the repair company said it would fix the pool as part of its warranty. Peeling paint and algae growth have bee...
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Read full article →Trump, without proof, blames ‘vandalism’ as Reflecting Pool turns green again
With algae-green water and blue peeling paint, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is set to be drained again, despite Donald Trump's recent renovation costing over $14 million. Trump has blamed the problems on "vandalism," claiming a 350-foot gash was deliberately cut into the pool and saying multiple arrests have been made. However, he has not publicly provided evidence for the claims, despite journalists pressing him for proof.
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Donald Trump boasted about the durability of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool weeks before announcing the site would need to be drained again.
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Read full article →'Vandals' and threats of up to 10 years in prison: Trump shifts blame for failure of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Several people were detained, accused of ruining the president’s plan to renovate the monument, where algae and flaking paint now cover the surface
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Read full article →Jon Stewart Hits at Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation: ‘Did They Replace the Water With Mountain Dew?’
"If you’re like me, when you first heard the reflecting pool had algae, you probably thought to yourself, ‘I hope the president of the United States is personally involved with overseeing this'"
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Read full article →Trump threatens prison for damage to Washington pool
US President Donald Trump has threatened jail time for anyone seeking to damage one of his signature renovation projects, the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Read full article →A.I. Surveillance Cameras Installed at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
President Trump looks like he's trying catch those pesky pool vandals with some fancy new technology ... because new A.I. surveillance systems were just installed at the the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Our Charlie Cotton noticed these new…
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Read full article →Trump blames ‘terrible vandals’ for Washington pool renovation woes - The Daily Star
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