2026-05-18T08:00:51.235Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：孙伦·瑟法蒂、德文·科尔、杜格尔德·麦康奈尔
发布于 2026年5月18日，美国东部时间凌晨4:00
工人已于5月13日将林肯纪念堂标志性倒影池约三分之二的池底漆成了名为“美国国旗蓝”的色调，用明亮的天蓝色覆盖了原本暗淡的灰色。这一工程是根据唐纳德·特朗普总统加快工程进度的指令开展的。
特朗普本月早些时候制定了时间表，要求该项目在本周内完工。但现场工人近期告诉CNN，他们还需要一个月才能完成作业，而特朗普周六表示，该工程“应在7月4日前完工”，提前赶上美国建国250周年庆典。
时间已迅速成为该项目最关键的因素之一。这是特朗普急于在华盛顿特区留下个人印记的众多工程之一。
就在特朗普全力推进倒影池改造工程的同时，争议和嘲讽愈演愈烈，甚至引发了一场诉讼，可能会让工程在涂刷中途停工，导致这座位于国家广场、长2800英尺的倒影池仅部分被他选定的蓝色覆盖。
这场法律纠纷将于本周迎来关键节点，一名法官将决定是否批准华盛顿一家非营利组织提出的禁制令申请。
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华盛顿特区倒影池施工现场
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特朗普曾贬低倒影池的现状，称其粪便遍地、年久失修。他特别纠结于池体颜色，声称没人喜欢现有颜色，并指责往届政府未能修复渗漏等问题。
但批评人士担心，改造后的倒影池会更像一个游泳池，带有乡村俱乐部的光鲜感，就像总统在佛罗里达州的海湖庄园俱乐部那样。他们还认为，特朗普政府跳过了施工前必须完成的法定审批流程，而且改造后的倒影池反光效果反而会更差。
特朗普周六在Truth Social上发布了倒影池“样板测试”的照片，展示了涂刷后注入少量水的池面。
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改造前的倒影池与特朗普“样板测试”中的倒影池
唐纳德·特朗普/Truth Social、盖蒂图片社
批评者：特朗普正在粉刷掉历史
对历史学家而言，这种新的蓝色涂料不仅仅是一个他们单纯不喜欢的大胆审美选择——许多人认为此举是特朗普在粉刷掉历史。他们指出，这座历史悠久的国家地标曾是马丁·路德·金发表“我有一个梦想”演讲以及越南战争抗议活动的举办地。
“这不应该看起来像是要跳进去游泳；它的设计初衷是映照林肯纪念堂这座古典神殿以及华盛顿纪念碑的宏伟几何轮廓，”保护该区域历史遗产的非营利组织国家广场联盟的朱迪·斯科特·费尔德曼说道。
“它本不应看起来像你当地高尔夫球场那样明快活泼，”她补充道，“其设计意图是既要营造美感，也要象征性地将国父与国家的守护者联系起来。”
1963年8月28日，人们聚集在华盛顿大游行现场，马丁·路德·金博士在此发表了“我有一个梦想”的演讲。
1970年5月9日，越南战争抗议者在集会期间于倒影池中戏水。
费尔德曼所说的国父指的是乔治·华盛顿，其纪念碑矗立在倒影池的另一端，而国家的守护者则指亚伯拉罕·林肯。
特朗普对颜色选择也有其考量，他选用了一种鲜艳的深蓝色，并称之为“美国国旗蓝”。
“它比刚建成时还要漂亮，因为之前从来没有人想要的颜色，而现在它将拥有绝佳的色彩，”特朗普本月早些时候乘坐总统车队穿过抽干水的池面视察工程时说道。
内政部在给CNN的一份声明中表示，颜色选择将“提升游客体验”，并改善现有灰色混凝土表面的反光效果。
对此，提起诉讼挑战该项目的非营利组织文化景观基金会主席查尔斯·伯恩鲍姆完全不能认同，他坚称游客本应在水面上看到自己“作为纪念性景观的一部分”。
“如果不立即进行司法干预，被告将公然违反国会规定的程序，损毁这座标志性的美国地标，”该基金会和伯恩鲍姆（他也是本案原告之一）的律师上周在提交给法官的法庭文件中表示。
这家非营利组织辩称，特朗普政府规避了要求进行环境评估并允许公众参与评议等相关法律规定。
美国地区法官卡尔·尼科尔斯是特朗普任命的官员，他将于周四就该基金会提出的叫停工程的法院申请举行听证会。司法部律师需在周一之前提交书面法律论据为该项目辩护。
成本、合同与质量
该工程不断上涨的成本、合同签订流程以及工程质量也受到了审查。
特朗普最初称此次翻新工程造价为180万美元。但联邦记录显示，该项目目前的造价已达1310万美元。
内政部将这七倍的涨幅归因于为赶上美国建国250周年庆典而加快了工程进度。官员们表示，更短的工期意味着需要更多工人加班加点。
他们还表示，国家公园管理局确实考虑过其他修复渗漏问题的方案，这也是必要的维修项目之一，但那些都是短期解决方案，他们声称从长期来看成本会更高。
该项目还旨在改善水质，清除鸭粪和藻类。国家公园管理局正在安装一套“臭氧纳米气泡”过滤系统，并将配备专门人员维护场地。
总部位于弗吉尼亚州的大西洋工业涂料公司获得了该工程的无竞标合同。CNN联系该公司时，其拒绝回答有关工期或成本的问题。
工人于5月14日为倒影池涂刷涂料。
本月早些时候，国会山对该项目提出了尖锐质疑。
“据我所知，无竞标合同仅适用于延误会造成严重损害的情况。倒影池会有什么危害？”来自科罗拉多州的民主党众议员乔·内古斯向内政部长道格·伯根姆问道。
伯根姆没有回应，反而指出全市近20座喷泉无法正常运行。
“这就是政府面临的严重危害？”内格斯反驳道。
特朗普几乎没有澄清过相关流程。
起初，他吹嘘该承包商曾为他的私人泳池做过工程，在这方面“令人难以置信地出色”。
“他看了看，然后打电话给我说，‘先生，我们可以在这上面做点什么’，”总统4月在椭圆形办公室说道。
本月早些时候，总统表示他曾邀请三家公司评估该项目，“其中最好的一家给了我一个很棒的报价”。
但上周他又表示，该合同“给了一位我之前不认识、也从未合作过的承包商”。
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特朗普车队驶过倒影池
唐纳德·特朗普总统周四乘车驶过抽干水的林肯纪念堂倒影池改造现场，对其新的“美国国旗蓝”涂层赞不绝口
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特朗普车队驶过倒影池
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2012年，奥巴马政府为倒影池的上一次大规模翻新工程花费了3400万美元。
但特朗普政府官员声称，当时的工程并未解决各类问题，包括该池每年渗漏1600万加仑水的问题。
总统毫不避讳地将此事政治化。他在Truth Social上分享的一张AI生成图片中，前总统乔·拜登、贝拉克·奥巴马以及前众议院议长南希·佩洛西正在倒影池中游泳，水面上似乎还有人类排泄物，配文为“民主党人热爱污水”。
“它不会再渗漏，会闪闪发光，并将在未来数十年内成为华盛顿特区的骄傲，”特朗普在另一篇Truth Social帖子中说道。
‘It’s not supposed to look like you’re going to dive in’: Historians criticize Trump’s Reflecting Pool makeover as group sues
2026-05-18T08:00:51.235Z / CNN
By Sunlen Serfaty, Devan Cole, Dugald McConnell
PUBLISHED May 18, 2026, 4:00 AM ET
Workers paint the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool a shade called “American flag blue” on May 13.
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Workers with boots dyed an “American Flag Blue” have painted over about two-thirds of the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, covering the dull gray with bright azure following a directive by President Donald Trump to expedite the pace of the project.
Trump earlier this month laid out a timeline that put the project on track to be done this week. However, workers on the ground told CNN recently that they need another month until they are finished, and Trump said Saturday it “should be completed” by July 4, ahead of the US’ 250th birthday.
Time has quickly become one of the most essential factors in this project — one of many in Washington, DC, where Trump is racing to put his stamp on the nation’s capital.
As Trump is charging forward with overhauling the Reflecting Pool, controversy and derision have intensified, bringing a lawsuit that threatens to stop the project mid-paint job, potentially leaving the 2,800-foot pool on the National Mall only partially painted in the blue color he chose.
That court fight is coming to a head this week, when a judge will decide whether to issue an injunction sought by a DC nonprofit.
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Construction at the reflecting pool in Washington DC
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Trump has disparaged the state of the Reflecting Pool, saying it is feces-infested and in disrepair. He has zeroed in on the color, which he claims no one likes. And he contends that previous administrations failed to repair leaks and other problems.
But critics fear the Reflecting Pool will look more like a swimming pool, with the shine of a country club, like the president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. They also contend the administration is skipping required reviews that must be completed before work gets underway — and that the pool will actually be less reflective.
Trump posted images Saturday of a “sample test” at the Reflecting Pool, showing the painted pool with a small amount of water.
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A view of the Reflecting Pool, before the painting began and during Trump’s “sample test.”
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Critics: Trump is painting over history
For historians, the new blue paint is more than just a bold aesthetic choice they are simply not fond of — many view the move as Trump painting over history. They note the storied national landmark was the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the Vietnam War protests.
“It’s not supposed to look like you’re going to dive in and swim; it is intended to reflect the great geometry of the classical temple that is the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument,” said Judy Scott Feldman, of the National Mall Coalition, a nonprofit that helps protect the area’s legacy.
“It wasn’t intended as a place that looks jolly like your local golf course,” she added. “The intention is to create both beauty but also to symbolically link the father of the country with the preserver of the country.”
People gather for the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream” speech, on August 28, 1963.
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Vietnam War protestors splash around in the Reflecting Pool during a rally on May 9, 1970.
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Feldman, of course, is referring first to George Washington, whose monument stands at the other end of the Reflecting Pool, and then to Abraham Lincoln.
Trump has also been intentional about his color choice, a vibrant shade of dark blue that he calls “American Flag Blue.”
“It’s much more beautiful than it was new because it never had the color people wanted, but now it’s going to have the great color,” Trump said earlier this month, as he drove in his presidential motorcade across the drained pool to survey the work.
The Interior Department told CNN in a statement that the color choice will “enhance the visitor experience” and improve reflection over the existing gray concrete.
Charles Birnbaum, president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, the nonprofit that’s challenging the project in court, couldn’t disagree more and insists visitors would miss out on seeing themselves in the water as “part of the commemorative landscape.”
“Without immediate judicial intervention, defendants will deface an iconic American landmark, in open violation of Congressionally mandated procedures,” lawyers for the foundation and Birnbaum, who is also a named plaintiff in the case, told the judge in court papers last week.
The nonprofit argues the administration skirted laws mandating an environmental assessment and an opportunity for the public to weigh in, among other things.
US District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, is holding a hearing Thursday on a request from the foundation for a court order halting work on the project. Justice Department attorneys are set to submit written legal arguments in defense of the project by Monday.
Cost, contracts and quality
The growing cost, contract and quality of the work are also under scrutiny.
Trump first said the renovation would cost $1.8 million. But federal records show the price tag is now at $13.1 million for the project.
The Interior Department attributed the sevenfold increase to speeding up the project in time for the country’s 250th birthday celebrations. Officials said the quicker timeline meant more workers working longer hours.
They also say the National Park Service did consider other proposals to fix the leaking, one of the needed repairs, but those were short-term fixes they claim would have ended up costing more in the long term.
The project aims to improve water quality as well, to clear out duck droppings and algae. The National Parks Service is installing an “ozone nanobubbler” filtration system and will have a dedicated crew who will maintain the grounds.
Atlantic Industrial Coatings, a company based in Virginia, was awarded a no-bid contract for the work. Reached by CNN, the company declined to answer questions about the timeline or costs.
Workers apply paint to the Reflecting Pool on May 14.
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The project drew tough questions on Capitol Hill earlier this month.
“My understanding is a no-bid contract is reserved for situations where delay would cause serious injury. What’s the injury with the Reflecting Pool?” Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat from Colorado, asked Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Burgum didn’t respond and instead pointed out nearly 20 fountains across the city don’t work.
“That’s the serious injury to the government?” Neguse shot back.
Trump has done little to clarify the process.
At first, he touted the contractor as one that worked on swimming pools for him in the past and was “unbelievable” at it.
“He looked at it. He called me up. He said, ‘Sir, we can do something on it,’” the president said in the Oval Office in April.
Earlier this month, the president said he had asked three companies to look at the project and that “the best one gave me a great price.”
Then last week, he said the contract “went to a contractor I did not know, and have never used before.”
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Trump motorcade drives through reflecting pool
President Donald Trump toured the drained Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool renovation site Thursday as his motorcade drove through the landmark, which he praised for its new “American flag blue” coating
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Trump motorcade drives through reflectingPool
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In 2012, the Obama administration spent $34 million for the last major renovation of the Reflecting Pool.
Trump administration officials claim, however, that those efforts did not resolve various issues, including that the pool leaks 16 million gallons of water a year.
The president has not shied from making this a political issue. One AI-produced image he shared on Truth Social featured former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama along with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi swimming in the Reflecting Pool with what appeared to be human waste, captioned “Dumacrats Love Sewage.”
“It won’t leak, it will shine, and be the pride of Washington D.C. for decades to come,” Trump said in another Truth Social post.