WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.
The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.
Trump has blamed the peeling on vandals, though critics allege it’s from shoddy repair work.
6 Comments
Sludgehammer@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 48d
Don't worry, I'm sure that with just another ten or twenty million more funneled into the pockets of Trump cronies and it'll be in tip-top shape.
BigMacHole@thelemmy.club · 14 pts · 48d
I'm GLAD we're getting rid of WASTEFUL spending!
-People DEFUNDING Schools and Alternative Fuels and Veterans so we can AFFORD to Drain and Fill and Drain and Fill and Drain and Fill and Drain and Fill and
ThisGuyThat@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 48d
You forgot about the 13 mill peeling paint job.
drolex@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 48d
This is the third battle we lose in the war with the algae, yes. But the war isn't finished yet and we are ready to launch another wave of brave young men into another battle! A battle we will win, and that will be decisive.
ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 48d
This time their gonna paint it gold.
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 48d
Last time they gave the no-bid contract to Greenwater Services, and they got green water. Makes sense.