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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump’s blue paint at the Reflecting Pool is already chipping off as renovation costs soar to $14.7M

Days after an algae bloom turned the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into a green-tinted swamp, flaps of recently applied “American flag blue” paint are bubbling on the surface.

The shallow pool, which Donald Trump repeatedly promotes as “bigger than skyscrapers,” was refurbished with a shade of dark blue and outfitted with “advanced nanobubbler technology” to tackle algae blooms that have long plagued the landmark.

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