Trump admits he had to be talked out of Bahamas-style tiles for DC reflecting pool

President Donald Trump's latest move to unilaterally change the monuments around Washington, D.C., is to completely redo the interior of the famous reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, replacing the current granite with dark blue swimming pool tiling.

However, Trump very nearly used something even more out of place in his renovation of the 300,000-square-foot national symbol, according to CBS News.

"Mr. Trump told reporters he drew inspiration for the project from his days as a New York real estate developer, during which he estimated that he built more than 100 swimming pools," said the report. "He said it was 'essentially a pool surface' and that he told one contractor to 'think of it as a swimming pool' ... Tasked with choosing a color for the pool floor, Mr. Trump said an unspecified contractor talked him out of picking Bahamas-style turquoise, arguing 'American flag blue' would look more appropriate."

Trump has been hinting for months that he would move forward with a renovation to the reflecting pool, which he claimed was ruined by "filth" and was mismanaged by the Biden administration.