First Algae, Now the Reflecting Pool's New Paint is Peeling Away

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• The Friday morning post came just as new aerial photos emerged showing how big a bust his $14 million repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool really is, with copious green sludge already returning amid an algae bloom.

  according to The Daily Beast

• Soon after, the blue finish began flaking off and floating to the surface, despite the fact that the firm overseeing the renovation had been paid about $14 million—more than seven times Trump’s original estimate of $1.8 million.

  according to The Daily Beast

• Already plagued by a massive algae bloom that turned its water green, the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faces a new setback.

  according to NBC News — Politics

• President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water green while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" surface picked by the president.

  according to CBS News — Politics

• Is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Floor Already Peeling?.

  according to Newsweek

• The paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, less than two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the job's completion.

  according to The Globe and Mail - World

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