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How Washington DC's Reflecting Pool became a global talking point
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- How Washington DC's Reflecting Pool became a global talking point Close President Donald Trump says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital is probably going to be drained again.
- Chunks of blue paint are peeling off the bottom just two weeks after multi-million dollar renovations were completed.
- BBC Verify's Jake Horton explains how we got here.
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How Washington DC's Reflecting Pool became a global talking point Close President Donald Trump says the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the US capital is probably going to be drained again.
Chunks of blue paint are peeling off the bottom just two weeks after multi-million dollar renovations were completed.
It has become a talking point around the world. BBC Verify's Jake Horton explains how we got here.
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