Coverage dated September 10, 2026 to September 12, 2026
Pool contractor admits to errors
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- The contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, not vandalism, caused the pool's new blue liner to peel and break loose, according to government documents reviewed by The New …
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The contractor, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan resulted in the pool’s new blue liner peeling and breaking loose.
The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool says its repair work caused the pool's liner to peel and bubble, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. Why it matters: President Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for the pool's damage — and has pushed for some of them to be pro…
Contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings told the Trump administration that design flaws and workmanship errors caused the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s blue liner to blister and detach, contradicting the president’s vandalism blame.
WASHINGTON — The contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, not vandalism, caused the pool’s new blue liner to peel and break loose, according to government documents reviewed by The New Y…
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro found after an investigation last month the pool’s renovation “indicated a rushed and flawed installation process.”
The contractor President Trump hired to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is taking full responsibility for the pool’s torn blue paint and lining. The New York Times reports that Atlantic Industrial Coatings told the White House that its own failures were responsible for the botched reno…
Atlantic Industrial Coatings was given $14.7m no-bid contract and its findings contradict president’s claims of vandalism The company hired to renovate the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has acknowledged that “human oversight” and flaws in the repair plan caused the newly installed blue liner to p…
The contractor behind the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation says mistakes made during the repair caused the pool’s new blue liner to peel and blister, according to a new report. Atlantic Industrial Coatings found that workers did not apply enough primer in some areas and that two materials…
WASHINGTON -- The contractor that renovated the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool has told the Trump administration that errors in its own work and flaws in the repair plan, not vandalism, caused the pool's new blue liner to peel and break loose, according to government documents reviewed by The New …
