The paint began peeling off the bottom of the reflecting pool just days after renovations. Hydrogen peroxide used to treat algae may be the culprit.

The peeling of the blue paint comes just days after the pool started turning green due to the return of algae—something Trump had criticized his predecessors for failing to address.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chunks of peeled blue paint were spotted inside the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, just days after President Donald Trump's ...