Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://bcad.org/video/?vid=n51otP9JsEu Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Washingtons Reflecting Pool hit by algae bloom & peeling paint | DW News [dyxHbEsyNeK] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT US President Donald Trump wanted to mark America's 250th birthday with a renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The makeover, including a new coat of "American Flag blue", cost taxpayers $16 million...but the water is covered in green algae, and the blue paint is already peeling. Trump blames vandals. His critics suspect corruption. Water specialists point to mother nature. #usa #trump #america #dwnews For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: ►TikTok: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Subscribe: LqgDTgeHdx8 Fl2lo3UxsJA 8V6uJojehWa R38XCfUMqJo xipU4JRjszw
US President Donald Trump wanted to mark America's 250th birthday with a renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. The makeover, including a new coat of "American Flag blue", cost taxpayers $16 million...but the water is covered in green algae, and the blue paint is already peeling. Trump blames vandals. His critics suspect corruption. Water specialists point to mother nature. #usa #trump #america #dwnews For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: ►TikTok: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Subscribe: LqgDTgeHdx8 Fl2lo3UxsJA 8V6uJojehWa R38XCfUMqJo xipU4JRjszw