Lawsuit seeks halt to Trump’s reflecting pool makeover

“The vivid blue coating will fundamentally alter the visual and experiential character of the pool and the broader Lincoln Memorial Grounds landscape,” the complaint from the Cultural Landscape Foundation and its president, Charles Birnbaum, alleges. “The new coloration will cause the pool to resemble a large swimming pool rather than the reflective civic landscape it was designed to be, distorting the experience of the site for the millions of visitors who come to it each year.”