National Park Service crews began draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae returned and a new blue coating or paint began peeling following President Trump's multimillion-dollar renovation of the landmark on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. Trump ordered the pool's stone floor coated in what he called "American Flag Blue," and federal contracts for the project were valued at more than $14 million, with several sources putting the renovation cost near $14.7 million. The ...

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