Trump administration blames Obama after ‘blue’ Reflecting Pool turns green after $14M refurb ^49.7%

The Independent - By Owen Scott - 6/16/2026, 10:34 AM

Appeal to Emotion 29.5% - Primacy Effect 23.2% - Negativity Bias 22%

The Trump administration has hit out at former President Obama after the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool water turned green, despite a much-touted $14 million renovation. Work on the pool was completed last week, after President Donald Trump vowed to paint the space an “American flag blue.”​ However, the familiar green algae often... more