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It’s not easy being green: Trump’s botched reflecting pool becomes 2,028ft metaphor

By David Smith in Washington Jun 23, 2026, 6:00 am118 pts
The symbolic power of a stagnant pond beneath Lincoln’s statue has proven irresistible for the president’s critics Narcissus was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Donald Trump is finding that his effort to overhaul the Lincoln ⁠Memorial reflecting pool in…

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