Trump Accuses Vandals of Sabotaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool After $14M Renovation
Critics of the project suggest some of the problems may have been caused by the administration’s own efforts to combat a persistent algae bloom in the pool.
Critics of President Trump’s restoration work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appeared to be celebrating problems with the project, including peeling paint and a persistent algae bloom, on June 19, 2026. Joseph Curl/The New York Sun
