Help, mijn president is klusser: algen en stukken verf in bekende vijver Washington

Help, mijn president is klusser: algen en stukken verf in bekende vijver Washington 19.06.2026

Een prestigeproject van president Trump is volledig mislukt. De beroemde Reflecting Pool naast het Lincoln Memorial, die onlangs voor 14,7 miljoen dollar een nieuwe laag "American flag blue" verf kreeg, wordt nu overspoeld door algen. Het water kleurt niet blauw maar groen, en losse verfschilfers drijven op het oppervlak. Medewerkers van de National Park Service proberen de algen te bestrijden met speciale stofzuigers en waterstofperoxide, maar toeristen maken foto's van de rommel. Robert Dale uit Colorado zegt: "Ik wil mijn geld terug."

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