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Trump's Lincoln Memorial Pool Liner Fades to Gray Amid Vandalism Claims

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's "American flag blue" liner, a project championed by Donald Trump, has faded to a gray hue shortly after its completion. The renovation, which ballooned from an estimated $1.5 million to over $16 million, has been plagued by issues including algae blooms and peeling paint, with Trump blaming vandals. Critics, however, point to shoddy repair work, and a former Olympic canoeist, David Hearn, has pleaded not guilty to charges of vandalism, asserting he was scapegoated for the poor quality of the refurbishment. AI

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Trump's Lincoln Memorial Pool Liner Fades to Gray Amid Vandalism Claims

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    Trump’s ‘American Flag Blue’ in the Lincoln Memorial pool is already gray — and the Olympic canoer ‘vandal’ is fighting his arrest

    David Hearn's case is at the center of a $16 million Reflecting Pool fix that's already fading and flaking apart.

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