"Disaster on the National Mall: Trump's Reflecting Pool Revamp Hits Snag Ahead of Star-Spangled Celebration. As America prepares to mark its 250th birthday, a major snag has emerged in the plans for a star-spangled celebration on the National Mall. The iconic reflecting pool, a staple of Washington D.C.'s Independence Day festivities, is in disrepair, with algae blooms and peeling paint marring its once-pristine surface. The pool's renovation, ordered by the Trump administration at a cost of $14.2 million, aimed to give it a bold new look - but it appears the work may not be completed in time for the Fourth of July celebrations. With the president planning a major event to commemorate the country's milestone birthday, the reflecting pool's sorry state is a major embarrassment, and raises questions about the effectiveness of the administration's management of the project."
US president planned to revamp the now algae-stricken pool ahead of the holiday and America’s 250th birthdayDonald Trump has acknowledged that repairs to the algae-stricken reflecting pool in Washington DC may not be completed in time for the Fourth of July, when the president plans to convene a big celebration on the National Mall to ring in the country’s 250th birthday.The iconic body of water began filling with algae blooms and peeling paint after the Trump administration ordered a $14.2m renovation to turn it “American flag” blue, prompting the president to claim – without providing evidence – that vandals armed with a knife had damaged it. Continue reading...
