President Donald Trump said on April 23 that his administration plans to coat the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s surface in an “American flag blue” hue. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the renovation would take one week and cost about “a million and a half dollars.” Contractors have already begun laying down materials, he added. Trump said he initially wanted a turquoise-colored surface but later opted for an “American flag blue” hue suggested by a contractor. “That’s the color I like, he talked me into it very easily,” he said. “So, it’s being done now,” Trump told reporters. “You’re going to end up with a beautiful, beautiful reflecting pool, the way it’s supposed to be. Much better than it ever was, actually.”...