NYTIMES (Pooja Salhotra) - Timeline of Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Renovation Saga
President Trump vowed to restore the Reflecting Pool, a defining feature of Washington. Months later, it is empty and closed to the public.
WASHINGTONPOST (Jarrett Ley, Meg Kelly, Klara Auerbach, Maura Judkis) - Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
NYTIMES (Campbell Robertson) - Visitors Look at the Reflecting Pool and Disagree on What They See
People have long gathered in solidarity by the Reflecting Pool, but amid the turmoil of President Trump’s attempted repairs there is little unity to be found.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - TRUMP: Reflecting pool looks fantastic, beautiful
President Donald Trump gave an update on the Washington D.C. reflecting pool, and Iran ahead of a speech in Pennsylvania.
HUFFPOST - Trump’s Newest Reflecting Pool Excuse Falls Apart After One Look At His Past Comments
"This will last for at least 50 years," Trump said less than two months ago.
NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater and Maxine Joselow) - Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault
President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered.
NPR (Scott Simon) - Opinion: Algae doesn't care about our party lines
President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue."
ABCNEWS - Murky Reflecting Pool draws tourists, but not for reasons Trump wanted
The water of the Reflecting Pool remained filled with algae, peeling paint as well as white blobs on Friday.
NYTIMES (Aishvarya Kavi) - The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover
As National Park Service crews try to clean the algae that turned the water bright green, another problem has developed: The “American flag blue” coating is coming off.
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - How and why algae clouded Trump's vision for an 'American flag blue' Reflecting Pool
The shallow, sunny waters of the reflecting pool are an ideal incubator for algae growth in the summertime. Experts say the recent renovation may have helped accelerate it.