Trump unveils blue-coated plan for Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

President Trump announced a two‑week renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, promising to coat its surface with an "American flag blue" hue at a cost of about $1.5–$2 million and to finish before the July 4th celebration. The pool is currently dry after years of disrepair, and an earlier plan to replace the granite would have cost roughly $300 million and taken more than three years. The project follows Trump’s broader push to refurbish D.C. monuments and related government buildings.