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What Do We Know About ABC News\u2019 Reflecting Pool Reporting?<\/h2>\n

Last week, ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl reported<\/u> that the reflecting pool was looking \u201cdirty and green\u201d and its \u201cbrand new coat of blue paint already peeling off the bottom.\u201d Karl noted that the administration had spent $14 million to paint the bottom of this reflecting pool in a color that Trump has described as \u201dAmerican flag blue,\u201d before grabbing a blue flap floating on top of the pool to highlight the peeling. ABC News also posted another clip<\/u> of Karl grabbing onto a chunk of the peeled paint on its YouTube channel. <\/p>\n

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Key Background<\/h2>\n

Late last week, visitors to the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial noticed dark blue flaps of paint peeling off from the bottom of the Reflecting Pool and floating on the surface. The peeled paint was spotted a few days after the pool turned green as a result of an algae bloom, an issue that has persisted at the pool and something Trump has mocked previous administrations for failing to tackle. In a statement shared with Forbes, the Interior Department also blamed<\/u> the recurrence of the algae on the Biden and Obama administrations\u2014echoing the president, but did not say why the renovation failed to address it. In a bid to get rid of the algae, National Park workers were seen pouring containers of 12% hydrogen peroxide into the pool. It\u2019s unclear whether the chemical caused the pool floor to peel. Aerial shots of the pool shown in the ABC News segment highlighted the extent of the algae bloom, with edges of the pool appearing dark blue while the center looked green.<\/p>\n

What Do We Know About The Cost Of Repairs To The Pool?<\/h2>\n

Public records show that the Trump administration has paid $14.7 million<\/u> to Atlantic Industrial Coatings, a Virginia-based company that won a no-bid contract to carry out the renovation and repairs. Another company, Green Water Solutions of Ohio, has been paid $1.7 million<\/u> to install a water-purification system inside the pool. The New York Times reported<\/u> last week that Green Water Solutions is owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro, a Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor who was involved in a 2001 bribery scandal.<\/p>\n

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further reading<\/h2>\n

Trump Says Reflecting Pool Repairs Will Begin \u2018Immediately\u2019 (Forbes)<\/p>\n

Blue Paint Seen Peeling Off From Bottom Of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (Photos) (Forbes)<\/p>\n

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