The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is once again being drained, as President Donald Trump’s ambitious efforts to revamp the iconic waterway continue to face setbacks, pushing completion well past his initial July 4 deadline for the nation’s 250th birthday.
President Trump had initially suggested his renovations would endure for a century. However, within weeks of the project’s initial completion last month, the pool was plagued by an algae bloom, and sections of the new coating began peeling.
