Key facts
- Water began refilling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 4.
- President Donald Trump announced the refilling from the Oval Office.
- Video of the refilling process was displayed during an unrelated event.
- The project follows recent resurfacing of the pool.
President Donald Trump announced on June 4 that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had begun to be refilled following recent renovation work. He shared video footage of the water entering the freshly painted basin at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial during an unrelated event. The refilling process marks a milestone after the completion of the pool's resurfacing and renovation.
The previous Daily Show segment, hosted by Michael Kosta, had satirized Trump's earlier claims about the pool's size, where he reportedly used charts to compare it to skyscrapers. Kosta questioned the logic and relevance of these comparisons. This new development marks a concrete step in the renovation project that was previously a subject of satirical commentary.