The pool, set to reopen this weekend, illustrates how he has bulldozed through regulations, process and long-held norms to impose his will as he remakes Washington.

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.

As Trump is charging forward with overhauling the Reflecting Pool, controversy and derision have intensified, bringing a lawsuit that threatens to stop the project mid-paint job, potentially leaving the 2,800-foot pool on the National Mall only partially painted in the blue color he chose. That court fight is coming to a head this week, when a judge will decide whether to issue an injunction ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday defended the amount of money reportedly spent on President Trump’s revamp of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and told critics to “stop the henpecking.” The New York Times cited federal records that showed ...

Social media posts in May 2026 have attempted to compare the cost of renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., during the administrations of U.S. President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama. The posts claim Obama ...

President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, seen in September 2021 and April and May 2026, is being painted blue by President Trump as ...