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Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million

May 11, 2026 · 11:39 am ET · Leave a Comment

New York Times: “President Trump said that his handpicked contractor would charge only $1.8 million to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue.”

“The actual cost is now more than seven times that, after the Interior Department nearly doubled the size of the contract late last week, federal records show.”

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