Historic DC Fountain Restored by Trump Turns Brown, Video Shows

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29. Unfolding disaster in DC as water turns brown at Trump's 'completely renovated' park

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A park that President Donald Trump bragged that he had "renovated" for million suddenly had its water turn a murky brown this week, the latest in a string of his D.C. beautification "disasters."

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A park that President Donald Trump bragged that he had "renovated" for $16 million suddenly had its water turn a murky brown this week, the latest in a string of his D.C. beautification "disasters."

Meridian Hill Park — also known as Malcolm X Park — saw its iconic cascading fountain go from sparkling blue to a thick, opaque brown by Tuesday, just months after the National Park Service completed a full restoration.

The agency blamed sediment flushed from pipes that had been out of service for years.

It was only six days ago that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a ceremony at the very same fountain to celebrate Trump's work.

"You ensure that our capital is safe and secure," Hegseth told National Guard members assembled at the park, according to NBC Washington.

"I think it's pretty nasty," one visitor told Newsweek's White House reporter Leonardo Feldman. "I was literally here yesterday, and it looked pretty good."