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Reflecting Pool: Trump seeking contractor to purge ‘nasty’ muck
visibility comment0 event July 3, 2026 timer 14:50
A new, intensive plan to keep the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall clean is emerging after the Trump administration spent months trying to turn the iconic memorial sparkling blue at the behest of President Donald Trump.
The Department of Interior is soliciting bids to hire a contractor for the pool’s long-term maintenance after it is restored and repaired for the second time this year, according to public documents reviewed by CNN.
CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty has the latest details on the cleaning plan, and CNN’s Audie Cornish discusses the Reflecting Pool and more America 250 news with her CNN This Morning “group chat.”
0:00 What is the Trump administration’s new plan for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool?
2:30 When will the pool be drained again?
3:30 What is the symbolism of the Reflecting Pool drama?
6:40 Freedom 250 not going as planned
Channel: CNN
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