Blue-Lined Lincoln Reflecting Pool Set to Return Ahead of Independence Day
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President Donald Trump ordered a renovation that drained the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and coated its bottom with a blue liner described as 'American Flag Blue,' with plans to reopen before July 4 and the nation's 250th anniversary; the project drew a protest from the painters' union over a no-bid contract.
- Photos show blue surface added to Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool USA Today
- After D.C.'s Reflecting Pool gets repainted, visitors ask: What changed? NPR
- Newly blue Reflecting Pool is latest sign of Trump’s rush to put stamp on D.C. The Washington Post
- Refilling starts for newly painted Reflecting Pool in Washington, in photos AP News
- Trump says Reflecting Pool work is done and it's set to be filled with water PBS
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