It’s not easy being green: Trump’s botched reflecting pool becomes 2,028ft metaphor

Дата публикации: 23-06-2026 10:00:26

The symbolic power of a stagnant pond beneath Lincoln’s statue has proven irresistible for the president’s criticsNarcissus was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Donald Trump is finding that his effort to overhaul the Lincoln ⁠Memorial reflecting pool in Washington has turned into a perverse tourist attraction and 2,028ft national metaphor.On Monday afternoon a massive algae bloom had turned the pool a green reminiscent of a plane passenger clutching a sick bag. It also stank, but that did not deter a steady flow of curious tourists snapping photos and TV crews doing eyewitness interviews about the folly of Donald Trump’s $14.7m renovation. Continue reading...

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