A deep dive on Trump’s struggle to fix the reflecting pool

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What had originally been touted as a $1.5 to $2 million renovation has ballooned into a $16.4 million albatross.
A pump and filtration system at work in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in an attempt to remove an algae bloom on June 22, 2026 in Washington.
A pump and filtration system at work in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in an attempt to remove an algae bloom Monday.Samuel Corum / Sipa USA via Reuters

The Reflecting Pool is 2,030 feet long, 30 inches deep at its deepest, and President Donald Trump has been mired in it since he embarked on his controversial renovation of the iconic landmark on the National Mall.

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