Article 76DKP Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war

Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war

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Callum Jones and Rachel Leingang in Washington
from World news | The Guardian on (#76DKP)

Interior department insists water at Washington landmark is crystal clear' as witnesses report murky green pool

US federal government workers continue to take on the green hue that has swept across Washington's reflecting pool, an increasingly fiendish battle the Trump administration compared to its war with Iran.

After Donald Trump ordered a $14.2m refurbishment to turn the monument American Flag blue" in time for the country's 250th birthday celebrations, the administration encountered a formidable foe: algae.

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