The paint began peeling off the bottom of the reflecting pool just days after renovations. Hydrogen peroxide used to treat algae may be the culprit.
President Donald Trump ordered the pool’s renovation in April, and that order included painting its floor and walls blue.
An "American Flag Blue" paint sheet was seen floating on Thursday as workers cleaned algae after Trump's $14 million renovation.
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, ...
About two weeks ago, President Donald Trump said work to restore the Reflecting Pool was finished. It has since turned green ...
The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump ...
The president said Sunday that another round of repairs on the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool will begin “immediately." ...
He blamed tourists for allegedly grabbing pieces of peeling “American flag blue” paint from the bottom of the troubled ...
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is “probably” going to be drained for repairs after a recent algae ...
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