Fact-check · Nov 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“President Obama and president Biden together spent over a $144,000,000 trying to figure it out and fix it, renovate it”
FALSE
What the record shows
Obama administration spent $34 million on 2010-2012 renovation; Biden administration conducted no major repairs, only routine annual maintenance.
Combined Obama-Biden spending was ~$34 million, not $144 million. Biden made no major renovations to the pool.
Sources
- How Trump’s Lincoln Memorial Repair Projects Compare to Predecessors’ - Newsweek
- 'I like their money': Trump threatens lawsuits against ABC for reporting on Reflecting Pool
- Trump has one simple answer for Reflecting Pool debacle: ‘Barack Hussein Obama’
- Print Print Close Close
- National Mall gets new leader to guide overhaul
- Donald Trump Blames Joe Biden for Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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