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Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it
President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he’s putting on it, President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he’s painting in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
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- Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on itABC News - 2026-05-08T06:35:37+00:00
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