WASHINGTON — President Trump pledged Thursday to clean up the “filthy” reflection pool outside the Lincoln Memorial and paint it an “American-flag blue” color in anticipation of the nation’s 250th birthday this Independence Day. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that a friend from Germany had recently visited DC and been appalled by the…
Trump pledges to clean up ‘filthy’ Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and turn it ‘American-flag blue’
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April 24, 2026
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