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Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover faces a lawsuit and a $13m price tag
Full pool renovations were estimated to cost $300m and take years. Trump said he found "a better way of doing it" that would only cost $1.5m to $2m.
What happened
According to BBC News’s source item, Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover faces a lawsuit and a $13m price tag, Full pool renovations were estimated to cost $300m and take years. Trump said he found “a better way of doing it” that would only cost $1.5m to $2m.
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- Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover faces a lawsuit and a $13m price tagBBC News - 2026-05-12T18:32:02+00:00
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