The renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was highlighted by a gripefest from Washington, D.C. residents, as reported by MS Now.
The network’s report on President Donald Trump’s overview of the pool on the National Mall focused on the negative, as host Alex Witt described the $14 million revamp as the president’s “vanity project.” Telling viewers that the “verdict” was in on the renovations, the MS Now host then featured reactions from D.C. residents who, not surprisingly, were unimpressed.
“I think it’s an incredible waste of money. I think it’s an incredibly stupid idea,” one man said in the clip.
(Video Credit: MS NOW)
“I think it’s horrible,” one woman told MS NOW. “The color I’ve seen on the news is disgusting to me, as opposed to how beautiful it was in the past.”
An older man expressed that he would have “preferred to keep it like it was.”
Breaking the pattern was a man wearing an American flag shirt who thought the pool looked “great.”
“I’m glad it’s getting filled up now so that the tourists can start to see it,” he said.
Other MS NOW clips aired tourist grievances.
Liberal tourist says it’s “really sad” seeing the reflecting pool cleaned, sealed, and being refilled. pic.twitter.com/BdoafhqAtq
— johnny maga (@johnnymaga) June 5, 2026
“The Great Reflecting Pool, that stretches between The Lincoln Memorial and The Washington Monument, just opened to ‘rave reviews’ but, maliciously or not, some say, like The Washington Post, it was a ‘paint job.’ This was not a paint job. This was highly sophisticated material, industrial strength, that could last for 100 years, applied by very talented people,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
The water is ON, the Reflecting Pool is reflecting, and D.C. is looking better than ever.
We are so back. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP. pic.twitter.com/J3xE33XiA5
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 4, 2026
Reactions on social media blasted the complainers and dropped a reality check on the condition of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before and after Trump’s intervention.
Reflecting Pool in DC is Amazing
The monument is finally reflecting on the water
The bright clean fresh smell, and visual is amazing
Thank you, President Trump pic.twitter.com/1cs0a7Hgdv
— Susie Pollick . (@nadjiasusie) June 5, 2026
— American Freedom (@bankruptcy7now) June 6, 2026
The reflection is finally coming back.
After weeks of construction, water is returning to the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall as part of President Trump’s push to restore Washington, D.C.’s iconic landmarks.
The difference is already striking, with the Washington… pic.twitter.com/I8sYy1Jnuw
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 5, 2026
It’s so sad , liberals loved the murky swamp, how dare he make things all about him pic.twitter.com/GCMU5w9fyF
— ThatOneGuy55 (@Tesla7771) June 5, 2026
Very sad to lose this. Very sad. pic.twitter.com/IGAvKmkBmR
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 5, 2026
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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