Trump's $16M National Mall Reflecting Pool renovation has made water quality worse, experts say
Talking Points Memo—A $16 million renovation of the National Mall's Reflecting Pool, championed by President Trump, has actually degraded the pool's water quality according to experts, contradicting Trump's public claims about the project. Trump has vented frustrations at contractors over delays and mounting problems. PBS NewsHour fact-checked the president's account of the renovation, finding significant discrepancies, while critics labeled the project a symbol of Trump administration self-promotion.
- Talking Points Memo — Critics call the $16M makeover a sign of Trump 'tin-potism' and self-promotion
- PBS NewsHour — PBS fact-check found Trump's claims about the Reflecting Pool renovation were inaccurate
- The New Republic — Experts say the renovation has made the pool's water quality biologically worse
- Memeorandum — Trump vented at contractors over delays and mounting problems with the $16M renovation