- The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a multi-million-dollar renovation project, overseen by President Donald Trump , was completed.
- Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett suggested allowing the algae to grow, proposing it could create an ecosystem with fish.
- Trump's administration responded by using hydrogen peroxide to kill the algae and vacuuming it out, with Trump later blaming vandals for the problem.
- Government documents, however, indicated that the pool's blue sealant was already peeling and algae-killing devices were malfunctioning before the algae bloom.
- Despite the initial issues, the water in the Reflecting Pool had noticeably returned to a bluer hue by Wednesday.
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