{"id":877190,"date":"2026-06-19T01:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/877190\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:56:39","slug":"blue-paint-on-bottom-of-reflecting-pool-appears-to-be-peeling-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/877190\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue paint on bottom of Reflecting Pool appears to be peeling away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new twist in the ongoing saga to clean up the Reflecting Pool. Some of the new &#8220;American Flag Blue&#8221; paint used to coat the bottom appears to be peeling away.<\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-Jun-18-2026-2-07-00-PM-scaled-e1781821828375-480x320.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                            A chunk of &#8220;American Flag Blue&#8221; paint floats up from the bottom of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. on Thursday, June 18, 2026.(WTOP\/Kyle Cooper)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Photo-Jun-18-2026-2-07-00-PM-scaled-e1781821828375-780x520.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                                A chunk of &#8220;American Flag Blue&#8221; paint floats up from the bottom of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. on Thursday, June 18, 2026.(WTOP\/Kyle Cooper)<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a new twist in the ongoing saga to clean up the Reflecting Pool. Some of the new \u201cAmerican Flag Blue\u201d paint used to coat the bottom appears to be peeling away.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom of the pool was painted at the direction of President Donald Trump and refilled with water about two weeks ago. Since then, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2026\/06\/workers-treating-algae-in-newly-renovated-reflecting-pool-with-hydrogen-peroxide-and-nanobubbles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">algae that blooms in the Reflecting Pool every summer returned<\/a>, making the pool green.<\/p>\n<p>Crews have been scrubbing the algae out and using nanobubble ozone technology to try and clean the pool. Workers were recently seen dumping hydrogen peroxide in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, some of the blue paint started lifting from the bottom. About half-way down the south side of the Reflecting Pool, a 2- to 3-foot section appeared to be peeling away near the pool\u2019s edge. As the wind blew, the chunk rose above the water, ripping away from the bottom just a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>Derek Amspaugh visiting D.C. from Columbus, Ohio, stopped to take a look.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely concerning, yeah; you\u2019re spending $11 million, you\u2019d like to see quality work being done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has said the cost of the renovation is around $14 million.<\/p>\n<p>John Ritter, who lives in Northern Virginia, suggested the issue could be emblematic of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a metaphor, I think, for some of the other projects they are trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether the hydrogen peroxide, the scrubbing of the algae or the nanobubble technology being used has anything to do with the peeling.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday afternoon, about a third of the pool looked clean and blue \u2014 the rest was the algae green color usually seen in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">\u00a9 2026 WTOP. 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