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Trump Orders $60M DC Fountain, Pool Repairs; Critics Decry

5/29/2026

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President Donald Trump ordered the National Park Service to spend $60 million restoring D.C. fountains and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The Interior Department says the fountains now work after decades of inactivity under newly awarded contracts.
Aaron Weiss of the Center for Western Priorities warned the spending diverts funds from critical park maintenance nationwide.
The New York Times reported $23 million in deferred maintenance across parks, including a broken sewer at Zion.

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President Donald Trump ordered the National Park Service to spend $60 million restoring D.C. fountains and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The Interior Department says the fountains now work after decades of inactivity under newly awarded contracts.
Aaron Weiss of the Center for Western Priorities warned the spending diverts funds from critical park maintenance nationwide.
The New York Times reported $23 million in deferred maintenance across parks, including a broken sewer at Zion.