Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault NYT > U.S. News Von: Luke Broadwater and Maxine Joselow 23. Juni 2026 um 02:45 President Trump said the blooms of green algae and the peeling polyurethane had nothing to do with the rushed $16.4 million makeover he had ordered. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesOngoing work on Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has been troubled for decades by leaks and algae blooms that turn its water green.