Other beautification efforts include repairs to the Lafayette Fountains, which were seen spewing water upon being fixed near the White House, and the renovation of Union Station’s Columbus Circle Fountain, which is now working after being defunct for almost two decades.
The Reflecting Pool was last renovated between 2010 and 2012 for $34 million, due to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Here’s a timeline of the Trump administration’s attempts to remodel the landmark pool:March 31: Trump announces plans to fix ‘absolutely filthy’ Reflecting Pool
Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum planned to fix the Reflecting Pool, though he didn’t specify what the repairs would entail.“Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and I are working on fixing the absolutely filthy Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument,” Trump wrote. “This work was supposed to be done by the Biden Administration, but Sleepy Joe doesn’t know what ‘CLEAN’ or proper maintenance is — The President and Secretary do!”May 7: Trump motorcade drives across the Reflecting Pool to inspect renovations
Trump inspected the progress on the “American flag blue” protective coating being installed in the Reflecting Pool in a presidential motorcade that drove across its drained surface. The president told reporters the pool would now have a “great color” and that the pool and its surroundings were dirty and unattractive.May 11: Nonprofit sues to stop Trump’s Reflecting Pool renovations
