Visitors have said that the pool looks "absolutely beautiful" in the last day.

A multimillion-dollar renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—designed to give the historic landmark a deeper “American flag blue” finish—appears to have had an unintended consequence: the ...

About two weeks ago, President Donald Trump said work to restore the Reflecting Pool was finished. It has since turned green and paint is peeling.

Workers completed a Trump administration directive to paint the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "American flag blue" in early June 2026.

Nitrogen, phosphorus, sunlight, and stagnant water can combine to create the perfect conditions for algal blooms ...

The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump ...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is already blooming with new algae just days after President Donald Trump's $14 million beautification project attempted to turn it 'American Flag Blue.' See the m ...

Bulky “nanobubbler” machines were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump’s Ultimate Fighting ...

U.S. President Donald Trump believed he had a solution to the reflecting pool's algae problems: painting its bottom a particular shade of blue. Less than two weeks after the repair work finished, the ...

The "American flag blue" finish has turned into something else entirely, but why has algae reappeared?

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a backdrop for America's 250th, could be algae ridden until October, expert says. Here's why.