How a $16 million renovation went so wrong, briefly explained.

The patriotic makeover of the historic Lincoln Memorial monument has gone disastrously wrong.

The MS NOW host looked at how "old-fashioned corruption" led to the very visible problem at the Reflecting Pool.

The president also insisted that just a "small area" of the pool has been affected despite images showing otherwise.

The president on Friday night without evidence blamed vandals with chemicals for the extensive problems at the newly reopened Reflecting Pool.

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His vaunted makeover of the Washington attraction has resulted in an algae bloom and peeling paint

WASHINGTON (AP) — The paint is peeling from Washington's Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it…

Trump's bodge-job refurb of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln memorial has become the focus of ridicule in Washington this week

Trump addresses problems at renovated Reflecting Pool.

The president also blamed damage to the renovations on “vandals,” and said multiple people have been arrested.

Trump acknowledged in a post that the Reflecting Pool will need to be repaired, yet again, to restore it to "an equal level of Beauty” as before.

Trump acknowledged in a post that the Reflecting Pool will need to be repaired, yet again, to restore it to "an equal level of Beauty” as before.

Trump’s renovations have already totaled $14 million, and he now blames vandalism for the algae and peeling paint in the Reflecting Pool

Algae blooms and peeling paint mar $14.2m renovation as president blames problems on ‘disgraceful Vandalism’

The pool is in a state of disrepair just 16 days after a $24.3m repair project.

Costly Reflecting Pool revamp under fire amid algae bloom and disputed vandalism claims

His involvement elevates scrutiny of a multimillion-dollar renovation project that has faced repeated setbacks since completion.

Renovating the Reflecting Pool is “a lot more complicated than the average person understands it to be.”

The $14.7 million renovation has gone awry, with the pool now covered in algae

Trump’s pre-Fourth of July renovation project has endured problems with algae, peeling paint and an inflating price tag