Group Sues to Stop Trump From Coloring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

The nonprofit said it seeks to prevent the landmark from resembling ‘a large swimming pool rather than the reflective civic landscape it was designed to be.’
Group Sues to Stop Trump From Coloring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have ordered a cleanup of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in preparation for America's 250th Anniversary in July 2026. National Parks Service
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A preservation group has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop President Donald Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed the complaint on May 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing that the Trump administration failed to comply with federal preservation and environmental laws while moving forward with changes to the historic National Mall landmark. The nonprofit is also requesting an emergency order to pause the project immediately.
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Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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