WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump spoke in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to celebrate the reopening of the nation’s historic landmark.
“This project should be a project that unites all Americans,” Trump told a select group of National Park Service and National Park Police on Nov. 2.
“It should be something we’re very proud of.”
Restoration of the world’s largest reflecting pool, measuring more than 2,000 feet long and 167 feet wide, included updating pipes and valves, waterproofing seals, installing an aeration system to mitigate algae growth, and pressure-washing the walkways. The surface was coated and painted “American flag blue.”…