The Interior Department is clapping back on reports about the algae seen in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this week after the Trump administration overhauled the facility, calling the spotted algae “residual.”Days after President Donald Trump declared his project to revamp the reflecting pool on the National Mall “complete,” Washingtonians and local media spotted algae blooming in the made-over pool. The problem has plagued the pool for years, as direct sunlight exposure and surrounding wildlife have caused a perfect storm for the buildup of the organisms.But Trump promised to beautify the water in what he had once called the “absolutely filthy” pool. The Interior Department told the Washington Examiner in a statement that the Trump administration is currently removing the “residual” algae and using devices called “nanobubblers” to sustain an algae-free pool.
“What you are seeing is residual algae from the supply lines which have been sitting dormant for eight weeks while construction has been taking place,” the department spokesperson said. “It’s part of the normal startup process. We are removing the algae, and the nanobubblers will maintain the pool and keep it algae free. President Donald J. Trump is an expert builder who has fixed the Reflecting Pool for good unlike the failed and extremely costly attempt by [former Presidents Barack] Obama and [Joe] Biden.”
