https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/trump-reflecting-pool-green-peeling.html
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Government documents obtained by The New York Times show that while National
Park Service workers found two cuts in sections of foam between the pool’s
expansion joints, those were not directly related to the “American flag
blue” coating that is now peeling, or to the algae that has turned the pool a
bright shade of green.
Even as the documents show workers were attempting to address deteriorating
conditions, Trump administration officials were insisting publicly that the pool
was pristine.
The pool had been drained, resealed and then refilled by June 5. Four days
later, Park Service workers discovered holes, cracks and peeling caulking in
parts of the pool, along with cuts in sections of the foam, according to the
documents.
The cause of the cuts was unclear. While a June 9 report by the U.S. Park
Police described the cuts as “razor blade slashes” made along a 20-foot-long
stretch of the foam, the administration has yet to present evidence supporting
that assertion. The documents reviewed by The Times described them as two
171-foot blade cuts but did not address how they were made.
By June 16, workers had noticed that chunks of blue sealant that covered the
pool’s bottom were peeling and floating to the surface, the documents show.
That sealant was separate from the foam in the pool’s expansion joints, which
allow its concrete slabs to expand and contract.
The workers had also discovered that some devices installed to kill algae
were not working as intended, according to the documents. And enormous algae
blooms had turned portions of the pool bright green instead of dark bue.
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