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FACT FOCUS: Trump Says Obama and Biden Spent 'Hundreds of Millions' on Reflecting Pool. They Did Not
Records show Obama spent about $35 million and Biden never approved the work, while Trump’s renovation cost has climbed to $13.1 million, reports said.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump stated the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation is 70% finished, claiming crews have steam-cleaned, fumigated, and coated the basin to address leaks.
- Seeking to prepare for America's 250th anniversary, the administration initiated the project to apply an "American flag blue" coating, replacing a granite surface Trump described as "leaking like a sieve."
- Federal contract records show costs have reached $13.1 million, significantly higher than the $1.5 million to $2 million estimate Trump initially cited for the no-bid contract awarded to Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings.
- The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the project, with plaintiffs arguing the renovation creates a "permanent blemish on the National Mall" rather than preserving the iconic site.
- Officials expect the project to conclude in the coming weeks, though the site spanning 2,028 feet between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument remains subject to ongoing criticism from historians.
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FACT FOCUS: Trump says Obama and Biden spent ‘hundreds of millions’ on reflecting pool. They did not
President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and alleged that renovations he is currently overseeing will be much more economical.
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FACT FOCUS: Trump says Obama and Biden spent 'hundreds of millions' on reflecting pool. They did not
President Donald Trump has claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and alleged that renovations he is currently overseeing will be much more economical.
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