Coverage dated April 23, 2026

Trump says he’ll renovate ‘filthy’ reflecting pool on National Mall

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

President Donald Trump touted plans Thursday to coat the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in an "American flag blue" hue, one of the president's latest construction efforts to refashion government buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump says he’ll renovate ‘filthy’ reflecting pool on National Mall (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    At an Oval Office event, the president said he's planning to pour a new surface for the 2,000-foot reflecting pool, giving it an "American flag blue" hue.

  2. Seattle Times

    Trump is having Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in blue hue (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering a decades-old granite surface.

  3. Fox News

    WATCH: Trump reveals flashy new color for National Mall's reflecting pool makeover (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Donald Trump says the National Mall reflecting pool is being repainted in "American flag blue," after his original color idea was turquoise "like in the Bahamas."

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Trump giving Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool a blue coating (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering a decades-old...

  5. New York Post

    Trump pledges to clean up ‘filthy’ Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and turn it ‘American-flag blue’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump pledged Thursday to clean up the "filthy" reflection pool outside the Lincoln Memorial and paint it an "American-flag blue" color in anticipation of the nation's 250th birthday this Independence Day.

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