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Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war

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Trump administration compares reflecting pool algae battle to Iran war

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

US federal government workers continue 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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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.