2026年5月11日 美国东部时间12:52 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
华盛顿—— 一家非营利性建筑组织提起诉讼，要求阻止特朗普政府为国家广场林肯纪念堂前的倒影池更换蓝色池面的工程，辩称政府在改造这一历史景观前未遵守国会规定的程序。
此次诉讼由教育与倡导类非营利组织“文化景观基金会”向华盛顿特区联邦法院提起，要求立即叫停池面更换工程，直至特朗普政府遵守包括《国家历史保护法》在内的联邦法律。诉讼将内政部和国家公园管理局列为被告。
该组织表示，特朗普政府在未完成必要的国会审查和通知程序的情况下就启动了目前仍在进行的池面更换工程。
代理“文化景观基金会”的华盛顿诉讼集团律师在周一提交的一份26页诉状中写道：“未通知任何咨询方、未与其接洽，也未给予其参与的机会。此次对倒影池的最新破坏是一种模式的一部分——最典型的例子就是匆忙拆除白宫东翼——本届政府蓄意无视国会设定的法律限制。”
诉状继续写道：“池面更换工程每多进行一天，倒影池的历史特征就会被进一步从根本上改变。”
4月下旬，特朗普先生告诉记者，他的政府计划用“美国国旗蓝”为池底石面更换饰面，所用材料是“最先进的新型纤维”。近几周来，施工人员一直在已排空的池面上铺设这种新材料。
特朗普先生当时表示，他对水池“糟糕的”状况感到不满，该水池曾在2012年进行过全面翻新。此后国家公园管理局进行了一些修缮工作，水池也会定期排空以清理藻类、垃圾、鸟粪和污垢。
“你们最终会拥有一个非常、非常漂亮的倒影池，就像它本该的样子，”特朗普先生一边展示施工过程的照片一边说道，“实际上会比以往任何时候都要好。”他补充说，这“本质上就是一个池面”。
特朗普先生表示，该工程的纳税人资金成本约为200万美元。但据《纽约时报》周一报道，为该项目聘用的承包公司将获得超过1300万美元的报酬。诉状还援引了《泰晤士报》的报道，称该合同是在未经过招标流程的情况下授予的。上周，总统和他的车队驶入水池视察工程进展。
“文化景观基金会”总裁兼首席执行官查尔斯·伯恩鲍姆在一份声明中表示，这种“蓝色饰面的水池更适合度假村或主题公园”。
“不应孤立地看待倒影池；它是构成国家广场的整体设计景观的一部分。其设计初衷是打造一个从属的反射水面，这是华盛顿纪念碑与林肯纪念堂之间庄严肃穆、神圣的视觉与空间连接的基础，”伯恩鲍姆说道。
诉状称，伯恩鲍姆曾于1992年至2007年担任国家公园管理局历史景观倡议的协调员，并撰写了内政部的标准与指南手册，该手册“是保护和处理历史景观（包括林肯纪念堂场地和倒影池）的联邦治理框架”。
内政部发言人在一份声明中表示，国家公园管理局“选择了最佳公司，以便在我们的250周年庆典前加快修复这座标志性的倒影池”。该部门表示，蓝色池面“将提升游客体验，使水池能够倒映出宏伟的林肯纪念堂和华盛顿纪念碑”。
白宫还面临其他多起诉讼，要求阻止其对华盛顿部分历史建筑进行大规模改造的其他举措。多起诉讼试图阻止总统在肯尼迪艺术中心添加自己的名字并进行翻新；在林肯纪念堂对面的波托马克河上建造巨型拱门；以及拆除白宫东翼以建造一个私人资助的宴会厅。
Group sues to block Trump’s blue resurfacing of Reflecting Pool at Lincoln Memorial
May 11, 2026 12:52 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington— A nonprofit architectural group is suing to block the Trump administration’s blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, arguing the government is not following congressionally mandated procedures before changing the historic feature.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in D.C. by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an education and advocacy nonprofit organization, seeks to immediately stop the resurfacing until the Trump administration complies with federal law, including the National Historic Preservation Act. The suit names the Department of the Interior and National Park Service as defendants.
The group says that the Trump administration began the resurfacing, which is still ongoing, without proper congressional review and notification being completed.
“No consulting parties have been notified, engaged, or given an opportunity to participate,” attorneys from the Washington Litigation Group, who are representing TCLF, wrote in a 26-page complaint on Monday. “This latest desecration of the reflecting pool is part of a pattern — epitomized most notably by the rush to destroy the East Wing of the White House — in which this Administration willfully disregards legal limits established by Congress.”
“Every day that the resurfacing continues, the historic character of the Reflecting Pool is being further and fundamentally altered,” the complaint continues.
In late April, Mr. Trump told reporters that his administration was planning to resurface the stone bottom of the pool in an “American flag blue,” made of the “latest and greatest filament.” Crews have been working to apply the new material to the surface of the drained pool in recent weeks.
Restoration work underway at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2026. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images
Mr. Trump said at the time that he was irked by the “terrible” condition of the pool, which was comprehensively renovated in 2012. The National Park Service has carried out some renovations since then, and the pool is also periodically drained to scrub out algae, garbage, bird droppings and dirt.
“You’re going to end up with a beautiful, beautiful reflecting pool, the way it’s supposed to be,” Mr. Trump said, holding up pictures of the construction process. “Much better than it ever was, actually.” He added it was “essentially a pool surface.”
Mr. Trump said that the cost of the project would be about $2 million in taxpayer funds. But on Monday, the New York Times reported that the contracting firm hired for the project would be paid more than $13 million. The lawsuit also cites the Times’reporting that the contract was awarded without a bidding process. The president and his motorcade drove into the pool last week to inspect the work.
Charles Birnbaum, president and CEO of TCLF, said in a statement that the “blue-tinted basin is more appropriate to a resort or theme park.”
“The Reflecting Pool should not be viewed in isolation; it is part of the larger ensemble of designed landscapes that comprise the National Mall. The design intent, to create a reflective surface that is subordinate, is fundamental to the solemn and hallowed visual and spatial connection between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial,” Birnbaum said.
Birnbaum was the coordinator for the National Park Service’s Historic Landscape Initiative from 1992 to 2007, and wrote the Department of Interior’s standards and guidelines guide, which is the “governing federal framework for the preservation and treatment of historic landscapes, including the Lincoln Memorial Grounds and the Reflecting Pool,” the complaint says.
In a statement, a Department of the Interior spokesperson said the National Park Service “chose the best company to expedite the repair of the iconic Reflecting Pool ahead of our 250 celebrations.” The department said the blue surface “will enhance the visitor experience by making the pool reflect the grand Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.”
The White House is also facing litigation seeking to stop other aspects of its major overhaul of some of D.C.’s historic structures. Multiple suits are seeking to block the president from adding his name to and renovating the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; building a giant arch across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial; and demolishing the White House East Wing to make way for a privately funded ballroom.