JUST IN: Trump Announces Renovation Of Iconic D.C. Landmark

President Donald Trump on Tuesday provided an update on ongoing plans to upgrade the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a prominent feature on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that stretches between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

“Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and I are working on fixing the absolutely filthy Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument,” the president posted on Truth Social.

“This work was supposed to be done by the Biden Administration, but Sleepy Joe doesn’t know what ‘CLEAN’ or proper maintenance is — The President and Secretary do!”

Details on the specific upgrades planned under the current administration have not been released by the Department of the Interior or the National Park Service. Officials have indicated commitment to the effort and are reviewing potential bids, but no public information is available regarding scope, timeline, budget, or engineering specifications.

Possible elements could include enhanced cleaning, water quality improvements, structural repairs, or updates to filtration and circulation systems, consistent with standard practices for historic water features. The National Park Service routinely drains, cleans, and refills the pool on a seasonal basis using equipment such as scrubbers to manage algae, debris, and sediment.

Any work would have to align with preservation requirements for the National Mall, a designated historic site.

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump confirms he and Interior Sec. Doug Burgum are FIXING the "filthy" Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 31, 2026

President Trump first announced renovations to the reflecting pool in a Truth Social post this past November. In line with other cleaning projects, the president signed an executive order directing the National Park Service to remove homeless encampments and graffiti on federal land subject to its jurisdiction in Washington.

National Guard personnel have also been tasked with cleaning projects during their deployment to the nation’s capital.

The last comprehensive renovation to the reflecting pool occurred from November 2010 to August 2012. That project, partially funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, addressed structural issues such as leakage and settling.

It involved installing more than 2,100 wood pilings for support, replacing the basin liner, shifting the water source to the Tidal Basin, and constructing paved walkways along the sides to reduce erosion. The renovation cost about $30.7 million and restored full public access in August 2012.

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