Trump Says $14.2 Million Reflecting Pool Repairs May Miss July 4 Celebration
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 23
Trump Says $14.2 Million Reflecting Pool Repairs May Miss July 4 Celebration
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 23
Summary
July 4 plans on the National Mall may go ahead before permanent repairs to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool are finished, Trump said, adding water could be drained immediately before or after the event.
$14.2 million in renovations to turn the pool “American flag” blue was followed by algae blooms and peeling paint, leaving the project behind schedule ahead of the 250th-birthday celebration.
Trump again blamed a 350-foot knife-made gash for the damage and said six people were arrested and seven cited, though reporters said no such slashes were visible in recent days.
The troubled makeover has become part of Trump’s broader push to refurbish Washington landmarks before the semiquincentennial, a spending drive Democrats have attacked as wasteful.