Fact-checking Trump on National Mall's Reflecting Pool renovations
Summary
President Donald Trump has ordered renovations to the National Mall's Reflecting Pool, including plans to paint the pool bottom blue. The project has drawn criticism and a lawsuit from landscape architects who want to stop it. Trump has made statements about the pool’s size, renovation timeline, and cost that do not fully match verified facts.Key Facts
- The Reflecting Pool is 2,028 feet long and 167 feet wide.
- Trump said the pool is "longer than the tallest building in the world," but it ranks fourth compared to the tallest skyscrapers.
- Trump estimated the renovation would take about two weeks, but work has lasted longer and was still ongoing after three weeks.
- Trump said the renovation costs about $1.8 million.
- The renovation includes painting the pool bottom "American Flag Blue" and repairing the outer ring walkway.
- Critics and a group of landscape architects filed a lawsuit to stop the project, arguing it would damage a historic site.
- Trump expressed enthusiasm for construction and suggested other nearby memorial renovations might follow.
- The government stated in court filings that the project would finish and the pool refilled soon.
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