It’s not easy being green: Trump’s botched reflecting pool becomes 2,028ft metaphor
The symbolic power of a stagnant pond beneath Lincoln’s statue has proven irresistible for the president’s criticsNarcissus was cursed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Donald Trump is finding that his effort to overhaul the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington has turned into a perverse tourist attraction and 2,028ft national metaphor.On Monday afternoon a massive algae bloom had turned the pool a green reminiscent of a plane passenger clutching a sick bag.…
Source: www.theguardian.com