Trump says Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being coated

President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering a decades-old granite surface that he said was “leaking like a sieve” and would take years to replace.

The president announced the renovation at an Oval Office event Thursday, saying the coating had already begun.

Trump said he was inspired to tackle the project after a friend visited from Germany and lamented that the water was filthy.

The project is one more makeover refashioning the nation’s capital to Trump’s liking, following others such as the demolition of the White House East Wing to make room for a new ballroom.