The pool is being resurfaced in a shade more akin to that of a swimming pool. It's one of many physical changes Trump is planning for the nation's capital.

A nonprofit group is suing to block the Trump administration's blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repairs Hit $13 Million

Donald Trump shared photos of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on May 16 amid his ongoing renovation. The update comes after a nonprofit sued, claiming the Trump-ordered blue paint job alters the pool's historic character and violates preservation laws.

A cultural nonprofit sued the Trump administration on Monday in an effort to block its ongoing repainting of the reflecting pool on the National Mall to make it “American Flag Blue.”In papers filed in federal court in Washington,

Full pool renovations were estimated to cost $300m and take years. Trump said he found "a better way of doing it" that would only cost $1.5m to $2m.