Event Brief
Trump coats Reflecting Pool in blue surface
Filed: Apr 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated with a blue swimming-pool surface.
WHO: President Donald Trump
WHAT: is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated with a blue swimming-pool surface
WHEN: Apr 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM ET
WHERE: Washington, USA
WHY: He said the granite surface was leaking and would take years to replace.
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