Workers apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington.
repainting and patching of the leaky national treasureas he flew to China on Wednesday.
“It will SPARKLE magnificently as the water is put in, and begins to rise. A very tricky and difficult construction job will yield a beautiful result! ” Workers apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington.
Trump originally said the project, which he wants done pronto in advance of the nation’s 250th birthday this summer, would“Trump is going off the deep end with the reflecting pool: a $13 million no-bid deal for his buddies while American families are drowning in costs,” Sen. Chuck Schumer , the minority leader, told the Daily News on Wednesday.to a $72 billion bill funding his immigration crackdown that GOP leaders plan to pass in coming days on a party-line vote that skirts the Senate filibuster rule.
President Donald Trump departs the White House on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Trump has taken an intense personal interest in the Reflecting Pool project, calling the area “filthy” before workers started working to repaint it and patch the century-old landmark.
Trump even took a quick ride from the White House to get aA preservation group has sued to block the project, which Trump launched without input or approval from groups that normally oversee major landmarks in the nation’s capital. Trump originally said the gaudy ballroom would cost $200 million and completely demolished the East Wing after initially saying he wouldn’t damage it.
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