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Why Trump is losing his war against algae

A worker from the National Park Service vacuums up algae in the Reflecting Pool on June 20. | AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein In addition to Iran, inflation, and the courts, President Donald Trump has been fighting a losing war against another opponent these past weeks: pond scum. As part of his broader effort to “beautify” Washington, DC, ahead of the nation’s rapidly approaching 250th birthday, President Trump wanted to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and turn it “American Flag blue.” The 6.5-million gallon pool was drained, lined with a darker blue coating, and refilled...