Trump’s ‘pool guy’ appears hard at work on Lincoln Memorial icon, new photos reveal

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s ‘pool guy’ appears hard at work on Lincoln Memorial icon, new photos revealNew ocean-blue swimming pool coating is now being applied to the base of the Reflecting Pool John Bowden in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 12:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966015","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-reflecting-pool-washington-dc-b2966015.html","title":"Trump’s ‘pool guy’ appears hard at work on Lincoln Memorial icon, new photos reveal"}}CloseTrump says he got bigger crowd than MLK during rambling aside on DC's reflecting poolSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClim...