Fact-check · Nov 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“They spent a tremendous amount, over a $144,000,000”
FALSE
What the record shows
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool 2026 renovation cost $14.65-16 million per federal contract records; cumulative spending since 2012 reconstruction totals approximately $49.9 million.
Claimed figure of $144 million is approximately 10 times higher than documented federal spending on the Reflecting Pool project.
Sources
- Reflecting Pool renovations to cost more than $16 million - ABC News
- When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Sank
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool contract hits $14.7M
- What does 'complete' mean for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool?
- President Trump to deliver final midterm message at Reflecting Pool
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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