Interior Department compares Reflecting Pool algae to Iran’s navy
The department said nanobubbler technology cleared the algae, but satellite images and photos showed the pool still green.
- On Wednesday, the Interior Department's press team posted on X comparing algae cleanup in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the destruction of the Iranian Navy, describing the water as "crystal clear."
- President Donald Trump's $14 million renovation project aimed to resurface the Reflecting Pool with "American flag blue" paint, but the basin became infested with algae shortly after completion in June.
- Satellite analysis by Alana Menendez of the University of Virginia found algae levels reached five-year highs in June; officials deployed "nanobubbler" technology to kill the growth despite images showing the water remains green.
- Critics blasted the department for politicizing routine maintenance with "petulant" comparisons to military conflict, while Wisconsin Representative Derrick Van Orden praised the statement online, saying it "warms" his heart.
- Crews are working 12-hour shifts to scrub the landmark as the administration labels the operation a "regional and national priority" for July 4th celebrations, with the Interior Department expecting final vacuuming to complete in a few days.
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Interior Department compares Reflecting Pool algae to Iran’s navy
The Interior Department on Thursday touted the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by comparing algae to the Iranian navy. “The advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening—most infamously [former President] Obama’s reopening—since 1922,” the department’s press team wrote on social platform X. “The Reflecting…
Critics torch Interior’s Trump-coded 'propaganda' post on algae-plagued project
Online critics are blasting U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s press team for politicizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by comparing now-dead algae, which reached five-year-high levels, to the remnants of the Iranian Navy — all while taking a swipe at President Barack Obama.According to The Washington Post on Thursday, Reflecting Pool algae has “roared back,” reaching the “highest levels in years.” “President Donald Trump vowed…
Critics Torch Interior's 'Propaganda' for Likening Reflecting Pool Algae to Iran's Navy
Online critics are blasting U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s press team for politicizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool by comparing now-dead algae, which reached five-year-high levels, to the remnants of the Iranian Navy — all while taking a swipe at President Barack Obama. According to The Washington Post on Thursday, Reflecting Pool algae has “roared back,” reaching the “highest levels in years.” “President Donald Trump vowe…
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