Algae thwart Trump’s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:35:58 GMT

Green algae have proliferated amid warm weather after Lincoln Memorial pool renovation turning water greenDonald Trump’s $14.2m attempt to turn the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool from what the US president described as a “filthy” and “dirty” site into a “beautiful” monument has encountered a hitch.The water is green again. Continue reading...

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