{"id":126,"date":"2026-05-08T09:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/trump-drives-across-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-to-inspect-new-blue-coating-hes-putting-on-it\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:32:16","slug":"trump-drives-across-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-to-inspect-new-blue-coating-hes-putting-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/trump-drives-across-lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-to-inspect-new-blue-coating-hes-putting-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he\u2019s putting on it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls \u201cAmerican flag blue.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/us-lifts-hold-on-immigration-applications-for-doctors-but-leaves-others-waiting\/\">US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He did more than just see it \u2014 the Republican president was driven across the new coating before he got out of his SUV to make a statement and answer questions from reporters who had been taken there to await his arrival before the sun set.<\/p>\n<p>The new blue coating will hide the pool\u2019s gray stone, a color Trump said was \u201cnever good.\u201d The project cost nearly $2 million, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt never had the color people wanted, but now it\u2019s going to have the great color,\u201d he said, standing in the pool surrounded by some of his Cabinet secretaries, including Doug Burgum of Interior and Markwayne Mullin of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had similar feelings about the gray granite exterior of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, describing it as a \u201creally bad color\u201d last year. The president wants to cover the building in white paint and two federal agencies are reviewing his proposal.<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump talks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.\" class=\"wp-image-124\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dc8865b90815f6c72bd0a209630b49a1.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>President Donald Trump talks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The motorcade with President Donald Trump drives in the Lincoln...\" class=\"wp-image-125\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4d182e03843bf0b5d4d04914b3a5713.webp 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>The motorcade with President Donald Trump drives in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a visit to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, Pool)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Trump said he is also working on the memorial to President Abraham Lincoln itself, but he offered no specifics, saying only that \u201cwe have a beautiful plan\u201d in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Work has been underway at the memorial for the past few years on an underground visitors\u2019 center scheduled to open in June.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/trump-administration-settles-meatpacking-antitrust-case-in-bid-to-bring-down-grocery-prices\/\">Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case in bid to bring down grocery prices<\/a><\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump last month announced the reflecting pool renovation during an unrelated Oval Office appearance. He said he was inspired by the complaints of a friend visiting from Germany, who he said told him the water in the pool was dark, filthy, and looked disgusting.<\/p>\n<p>The project is another way for Trump to leave his mark on the city, following his demolition of the White House East Wing to build a large ballroom there.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have said Trump is spending too much time and attention on his pet projects and not enough on issues that voters care about, like the cost of living, in the run-up to the November elections. Others have said he wants the reflecting pool to look more like an actual swimming pool.<\/p>\n<p>Trump lashed out when a reporter asked why he was focused on the Reflecting Pool, given U.S. military action in Iran. He said several truckloads of garbage had been hauled away after it was removed from the pool and said, \u201cOur country is about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re fixing up the reflecting pond to the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and you say, \u2018Why are you fixing it up?\u2019\u201d Trump continued. \u201cBecause you can understand dirt maybe better than I can, but I don\u2019t allow it.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/canvas-system-used-by-thousands-of-schools-is-back-online-after-a-cyberattack-disrupted-studies\/\">Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack disrupted studies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he&#8217;s painting in a color he calls \u201cAmerican flag blue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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