Trump says DC reflecting pool repairs may not be done in time for 4 July
US president planned to revamp the now algae-stricken pool ahead of the holiday and America’s 250th birthday Donald Trump has acknowledged that repairs to the
US president planned to revamp the now algae-stricken pool ahead of the holiday and America’s 250th birthday Donald Trump has acknowledged that repairs to the algae-stricken reflecting pool in Washington DC may not be completed in time for the Fourth of July, when the president plans to convene a big celebration on the Mall to ring in the country’s 250th birthday. The iconic body of water began filling with algae blooms and peeling paint after the Trump administration ordered a $14.2m renovation to turn it “American flag” blue, prompting the president to claim – without providing evidence – that vandals armed with a knife had damaged it. Continue reading...
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