Water began refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office.
Trump showed a video during an unrelated event with water bubbling into the freshly painted basin at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial.
“That's clean, beautiful water,” the president said.
Live video showed water accumulating in the centre of the basin, with workers and trucks still inside the pool.
Trump noted the work to paint the shallow basin a deep shade, which he calls “American flag blue,” was completed Wednesday. The administration said in a court filing that it was set to be filled with water no later than Sunday.
