There’s been a lot of media attention on the outbreak of algae in the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C., as if President Donald Trump were somehow to blame because of the administration’s recent beautification efforts.  But the Interior Department issued a statement shutting down the critics and landing a jab at the badly battered Iranian military in the process. As The Hill reported: “The advanced nanobubbler technology very effectively killed the algae that has plagued every Lincoln Reflecting Pool reopening—most infamously [former President] Obama’s reopening—since 1922,” the department’s press team wrote on social platform X.  “The Reflecting Pool water is crystal clear, and our National Park Service team is now vacuuming up the dead algae resting on the bottom of some parts of the Reflecting Pool—just like the destroyed Iranian Navy resting on the bottom of the Persian Gulf,” the department added. In the early weeks of the U.S. war against Iran, the forces of the U.S. and Israel hit more than 60 Iranian ships, U.S. Central Command head Adm. Brad Cooper said in March. Days after the $13 million-plus renovation of the Reflecting Pool finished, it turned a shade of green due to an algae bloom. The Interior Department’s press team noted Thursday on X the vacuuming of the pool “is the final maintenance step” after refilling it and “will be complete in a few days.” The project has sparked some discussion on social media in recent days: I fail to see how this is somehow a bad thing, but knowing all the Trump haters I'm sure they'll find a way. One moment if it's dirty, then people are losing their minds, and the next moment that's it clean, people are still losing their minds. You can't make this shit up ‍. — CJ (@CJ6951877575726) June 18, 2026 Fake News Alert: Radical Left Media is LYING about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. This is not blue paint peeling off, it is pure propaganda. It’s NOT widespread paint failure — it’s debris. pic.twitter.com/dIgV6DEP4K — The Last Best Hope of Earth (@TheLastHopeUSA) June 18, 2026 CNN provided additional insight: CNN spotted a worker clearing the algae from the bottom of the recently filled pool while shooting a video on Wednesday. Asked for comment, an Interior Department spokesperson said the algae is “residual” and a normal part of the early process of restarting operations at the Reflecting Pool. “What you are seeing is residual algae from the supply lines, which have been sitting dormant for eight weeks while construction has been taking place. It’s part of the normal startup process. We are removing the algae, and the nanobubblers will maintain the pool and keep it algae free,” communications director Kate Martin said in a statement. “President Donald J. Trump is an expert builder who has fixed the Reflecting Pool for good unlike the failed and extremely costly attempt by Obama and Biden,” she added. Here’s some additional coverage: This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post White House Has Perfect Analogy For Algae Buildup Being Cleaned From Reflecting Pool appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.