{"id":2615839,"date":"2026-06-18T19:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-flag-blue-coating-apparently-peeling-off-in-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T23:14:59","slug":"american-flag-blue-coating-apparently-peeling-off-in-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-flag-blue-coating-apparently-peeling-off-in-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018American flag blue\u2019 coating apparently peeling off in Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-flag-blue-coating-apparently-peeling-off-in-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool&#8217;s recent paint and maintenance efforts have faced issues shortly after reopening. Despite being resurfaced with an industrial-grade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-crews-turn-pump-on-to-refill-reflecting-pool-after-renovations\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Crews turn pump on to refill ... after ...s\">blue coating<\/a> intended to resemble the American flag, the paint is peeling just two weeks in. This follows previous problems, such as algae blooms turning the pool green, which led to draining and cleaning efforts. The Interior Department claimed to have used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interior-department-clears-reflecting-pool-comparing-project-to-iran-war\/\" title=\"... clears ..., comparing project to Iran war\">advanced nanobubbler technology<\/a> and hydrogen peroxide treatments to combat algae, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >department announcing algae removal<\/a> on Thursday.the renovation, announced by President Trump in April, aimed to improve the pool&#8217;s appearance, but soon after refilling, a green hue reappeared, attributed by authorities to residual algae and chemical treatments. Photos show the peeling paint and ongoing cleaning activities, highlighting the project\u2019s challenges and the pool&#8217;s ongoing maintenance issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new paint job at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to be peeling just two weeks after reopening, according to video footage from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest blunder on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-mall\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2677\">National Mall<\/a> comes after the pool turned from the intended \u201cAmerican flag blue\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4610663\/nps-hydrogen-peroxide-algae-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/\">to bright green<\/a> due to algae blooms this week. The pool had been drained in April so that cleaning crews could scrub the bottom and then resurface it with an industrial-grade blue coating. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> touted the project as it was being completed, even taking a short trip one night to watch the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4610917\/watch-live-crew-cleans-reflecting-pool-after-algae-turned-water-green\/\">crews at work<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614990\/george-w-bush-michelle-obama-altoids\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614838\/trump-cabinet-officials-sauerkraut-diet\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump officials are eating all the sauerkraut they can get<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Interior Department on Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613921\/interior-department-algae-reflecting-pool-comparing-destroyed-iranian-navy\/\">touted that it cleared the algae<\/a> from the pool.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The controversial paint job on the Lincoln Memorial&#8217;s algae-filled reflecting pool is starting to peel. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o38TPJKmsc\">https:\/\/t.co\/o38TPJKmsc<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bLmcqZdK7I\">pic.twitter.com\/bLmcqZdK7I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/2067691410032062807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening \u2014 most infamously Obama\u2019s reopening \u2014 since 1922,\u201d the department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/interiorpress47\/status\/2067436655523369239\">posted on\u00a0X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0renovation was announced by Trump in\u00a0April, when he directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to resurface the pool\u2019s basin in \u201cAmerican flag blue\u201d after previously saying the monument was \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583796\/trump-dumpsters-garbage-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool\/\">absolutely filthy<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0Trump renovations took roughly six weeks to complete, with the monument being fenced off and closed to the public. The renovations included sealing leaks and repainting the basin from grey to American flag blue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few days after the pool was refilled, viewers noticed a green hue visible from next to it and above. The Interior Department defended it, saying it was \u201cresidual algae from the supply lines\u201d that hadn\u2019t been used during the weekslong renovation. However, cleaning crews were later seen dumping hydrogen peroxide, which is typically used to keep outdoor water features clean but must be properly diluted, into the Reflecting Pool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, the Interior Department said it was using the chemical to treat the green water in addition to \u201cnanobubble technology\u201d to treat the algal blooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The department did not respond to a request for comment about the peeling seal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See photos of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(696 \/ 464)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Worker cleans algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Worker cleans algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Blue paint peeling from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Blue paint peeling from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Blue paint peeling from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Worker cleans algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Worker cleans algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Worker cleans algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Workers scoop algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Workers scoop algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Blue paint peeling from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on June 18, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">National Park Service workers push algae towards an aeration area in the center of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following the completion of recent renovations in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2026. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-restoration-of-reflecting-pool-mirrors-ongoing-work-to-make-america-great-again\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Restoration of ..., Mirrors Ongoing Work to Make America Great Again\">reflecting pool project<\/a>, undertaken as part of President Donald Trump\u2019s preparations for the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary, began in April and was completed last week. (Photo by Ken CEDENO \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Crews spray a new blue coating on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Friday, May 1, 2026, in Washington. The repairs are part of President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cSafe and Beautiful\u201d campaign to clean up parks and monuments in Washington. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lincoln Memorial Pool paint peels two weeks after reopening<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4326,"featured_media":2615840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/061826_WEX_REFLECTING_POOL-11-e1781811826114.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36075,81411,53770,47966,78950],"class_list":["post-2615839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-american-flag","tag-flag-peeling","tag-lincoln-memorial","tag-national-monument","tag-reflecting-pool"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/061826_WEX_REFLECTING_POOL-11-e1781811826114.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615843,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615839\/revisions\/2615843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}