Topic: Reflecting Pool

Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. With one day left before Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, President Donald Trump is making a last push to hold the GOP's control of the House and the Senate for the remainder of his second term in office. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump reflects on self before midterms

Troy Farah
The saga of the Reflecting Pool continues as the contractor now takes the blame for the expensive rush job, due to human interference and bad chemicals. (Finn Gomez / Getty Images)

Reflecting Pool culprit wasn’t a vandal

CK Smith
The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, drained for repairs, near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on July 19, 2026. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Trump's bottomless pool of corruption

Brian Karem
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has drawn Trump's ire after failed prosecutions related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pirro's Reflecting Pool reckoning

Sophia Tesfaye
After millions of dollars in renovations and months of problems like algae and peeling, the Reflecting Pool is still under much controversy even after arrests have been made for alleged property destruction. Charges were recently dropped after an investigation concluded that poor installation not human vandalism. (Oliver Contreras / Getty Images)

DOJ reverses in Pool vandalism case

CK Smith
Former U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Rose Garden at the White House on November 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Biden on Trump: What a loser!

Alex Galbraith
President Donald Trump (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

How Trump's failures become conspiracies

Sophia Tesfaye
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green with algae bloom (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Why MAGA buys the Reflecting Pool hoax

Amanda Marcotte
Despite the renovation finishing earlier this month, the Reflecting Pool is already showing some major issues — green algae bloom require chemical treatments and vaccumming, and now the paint from the bottom is peeling. The administration spent $14 million on this renovation project. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Reflecting Pool is now green and peeling

CK Smith
Work continues on Trump's renovations of the Reflecting Pool in D.C. as costs skyrocket and legal issues continue. He is justifying costs with false claims about Obama and Biden's expenses. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Trump's false facts defend spending

CK Smith