The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned a vivid shade of green earlier this week, just days after the Trump administration completed work.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.

The Trump administration spent about $14.2 million on renovations to the Reflecting Pool, including painting it “American Flag Blue.”

Green algae reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after Trump's $13 million renovation, prompting questions about the project's effectiveness.

A $20 million renovation of Washington, DC's Reflecting Pool set out to fix leaks and turn the water blue. Mother Nature had other plans.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after an expensive repair project

Administration had claimed algae at Lincoln Memorial pool would be cleared after the renovation, but it has proliferated amid warm weather

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green just days after its $14m (£10m) renovation project was completed. The six-week long project saw the pool drained before…

President Donald Trump’s more than $13 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its iconic 2,800 square feet refilled with 6.5…

Algae has reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was refilled following construction, where the bottom was painted "American flag blue."

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Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

Not just aesthetically but biologically

US President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its “American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom that park

Trump awarded painting contract to his 'pool guy' without competitive bidding process

The Trump administration spent $14.8 million painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool an "American Flag Blue." See why the pool is green again.

Trump wanted the pool to be American flag blue, but instead, he got algae bloom green.

On top of the explosion in algae, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool is now dealing with peeling paint.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned a vivid shade of green earlier this week, just days after the Trump administration completed work.