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Trump’s Reflecting Pool debacle deepens

A National Park Service employee uses a vacuum pump to clean algae off the bottom of the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s Reflecting Pool mess is only getting worse. What’s happening? By now, you’ve probably heard: The recently renovated and refinished Lincoln Memorial Reflec...