Trump's 'American flag blue' reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.

National Trump's 'American flag blue' reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C. April 28, 20262:25 PM ET By Rachel Treisman Workers paint a corner of the reflecting pool blue on Monday morning. Rachel Treisman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rachel Treisman/NPR WASHINGTON — On a typical spring morning in D.C., the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool bustles with runners, photographers, tourists and families of ducks. This Monday, however, the 2,030 foot-long pool sat completely empty, save for a smattering of construction vehicles, portable toilets and traffic cones. In one of the corners of the drained pool, workers stood in a cluster, spraying the bottom with what looked like blue paint.

…

Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at NPR Topics: News.