DC reflecting pool before-and-after photos show Trump’s ‘beautiful’ renovation

President steered no-bid contract for project that went from $1.8m to $14.2m to company that worked on his golf resort The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on. Donald Trump’s “beautiful” makeover of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic attractions, is officially complete, and the public is getting its first glimpse of how the project’s $14.2m was spent. Contrary to the president’s predictable assertion that i...

By Richard Luscombe

Before-and-after satellite photos show Trump's changes to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC

The Trump administration repainted, sealed, and refilled the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images The Trump administration renovated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. The $14.2 million project included sealing and painting the bottom "American flag blue." Trump's changes to the reflecting pool are visible from space. President Donald Trump has made many changes to Washington, DC, since returning for a seco...