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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — which reportedly cost millions — are subtle.
Renderings for President Donald Trump's reimagined Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool did not show a reflection from the Washington Monument.
Full pool renovations were estimated to cost $300m and take years. Trump said he found "a better way of doing it" that would only cost $1.5m to $2m.
The president and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cast the proposed “Trump promenade” as fulfilling an early-20th-century vision to connect the National Mall with the nearby waterfront.
The National Mall landmark in Washington DC is getting a major overhaul ahead of America’s 250th birthday — and the rising costs are drawing scrutiny.