Painting of Reflecting Pool finished
Members of the National Guard walk by the Reflecting Pool as it is refilled June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C., after it was repainted at the direction of U.S. President Donald Trump.
A worker drives a utility task vehicle along the repainted Reflecting Pool as it is refilled June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
A worker stands in the water as the Reflecting Pool is refilled June 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
Segway tourists look out over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, painted blue at the directive of U.S. President Donald Trump, on June 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
A visitor watches as construction workers paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue June 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
A construction crew works on painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue June 3, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Visitors walk past a construction fence June 3, 2026, as the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is painted blue on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Construction crews work on painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue June 3, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
A visitor watches as construction workers, not pictured, paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue June 3, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Construction workers paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue June 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
In a related development, a planning commission advanced his plan for a 250-foot Triumphal Arch across the Potomac River from the memorial.