Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) thinks the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ought to simply be left to nature.
The pool has been suffering from algae and paint points simply days after the completion of Donald Trump’s $14 million renovation. The president had hailed the venture as a picture-perfect restoration and has claimed — with out providing a single-celled microalgae of proof — that vandals are in charge.
“It’s algae. It’s science. It’s simply going to occur,” he replied.
“It’ll be darker, after all. You’ve acquired a filtration system and also you’re going to need to hit it with the chlorine … or bleach or no matter. I do know they did peroxide, there’s different strategies too.”
“However, you recognize, truthfully, I feel it could be cool if they simply let it go and create an ecosystem. Have fish in there and the whole lot and simply let it go. I feel it could be a cool option to go.”
Burchett then pivoted to speaking about how he renovated the pool, which had basically been “only a frog pond,” when he purchased his home. He mentioned he was quoted $80,000 for the job however ended up doing the work himself for about $2,500.