Drained Reflecting Pool Reveals Trump’s ‘Blue American Flag’ Cladding Now Closer to Gray0

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• July 16, 2026

WASHINGTON– The underside of the newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has noticeably faded since it was coated with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump calls “American flag blue” this spring. An Associated Press reporter and photographer viewed the fenced reflecting pool Wednesday from the top of the Washington Monument. The new