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

Some blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, days after the pool was painted blue and refilled as part of a multi-million dollar renovation ordered by President Donald Trump.

The paint began peeling off the bottom of the reflecting pool just days after renovations. Hydrogen peroxide used to treat algae may be the culprit.

Donald Trump, who spent $14m relining the iconic pool, claims it has been vandalised by ‘radical left lunatics’.

An "American Flag Blue" paint sheet was seen floating on Thursday as workers cleaned algae after Trump's $14 million renovation.

The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump had criticized his predecessors for failing to address.

Stephen Miller’s wife has unexpectedly grilled Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about the alleged vandalism of Trump’s cursed Reflecting Pool. Trump’s $14 million makeover of the Washington monument saw him insist the pool had an “American flag” blue bottom.

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

Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn was indicted after allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, though he claims he only touched the blue liner.

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

A new, intensive plan to keep the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall clean is emerging after the Trump administration spent months trying to turn the iconic memorial sparkling blue at the behest of President Donald Trump.