
TOPSHOT - Contractors drive a vehicle in the partially filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during renovation work at the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2026. US President Donald Trump has ordered the long basin, designed to capture reflections of the towering Washington obelisk on the Mall, to be drained and painted in what he calls "American flag blue." It is expected to reopen before the July 4 holiday, which will also mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

