Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a multi-million-dollar renovation project, overseen by President Donald Trump, was completed. Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett suggested allowing the algae to grow, proposing it could create an ecosystem with fish. Trump's administration responded by using hydrogen peroxide to kill the algae and vacuuming it out, with Trump later blaming vandals for the problem. Government documents, however, indicated that the pool's blue sealant was already peeling and algae-killing devices were malfunctioning before the algae bloom. Despite the initial issues, the water in the Reflecting Pool had noticeably returned to a bluer hue by Wednesday. In fullRepublican says Trump should let algae grow in the Reflecting Pool and create an ‘ecosystem’ with ‘fish in there and everything’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Donald Trump, who spent $14m relining the iconic pool, claims it has been vandalised by 'radical left lunatics'.

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Trump Pool plan needs adjustments, clearly isn't enough to remove algae, says expert. Trump points to Biden, Obama spend on reflecting pool renovations.

Donald Trump may not be a fan of Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett's idea.

The Trump administration has been losing a war with algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Critics think it’s the perfect metaphor for Trump’s tenure as president, and the…

Workers also determined that cuts in the pool were unrelated to the blue coating that has been peeling

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Algae turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool green just days after renovations on the basin were completed

The Trump administration is trying to further defund the monitoring of harmful algal blooms. It’s fitting that the president would be faced with an algal bloom in his own backyard.

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned…