President Donald Trump's $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a national spectacle ahead of July 4.
The project faces persistent algae problems and peeling blue material despite Interior Department claims the water is crystal clear.
Tourists and politicians have flocked to the site as conspiracy theories swirl about the troubled renovation effort.
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Earlier this year, President Donald Trump described the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as “absolutely filthy,” vowing to clean up the iconic landmark and make it “look gorgeous, beautiful” so it again reflects the federal monuments around it.
