Algae Thwart Trump’s $14.2m Attempt to Turn Reflecting Pool ‘American Flag Blue’
Green algae have proliferated amid warm weather after Lincoln Memorial pool renovation turning water green
TL;DR
- Donald Trump's $14.2 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool to turn it "American flag blue" has been overrun by green algae.
- The algae proliferation occurred amid warm weather shortly after the renovation's completion.
- National Park Service employees are attempting to manually clean the pool and have added hydrogen peroxide.
- The US Department of the Interior claims a new "nanobubbler technology" water treatment system will resolve the algae issue, stating it has successfully destroyed previous algae blooms.
- Trump asserted on Truth Social that the "highly sophisticated material" used in the renovation would last for 100 years.
- The cost of the project escalated from an initial estimate of $1.8 million to over $14 million.