Brown water mars Trump's $16 million D.C. park fountain months after renovation

A fountain at Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, that President Donald Trump touted as "completely renovated" for $16 million has suddenly turned from clear blue to murky brown water, Raw Story reported. The discoloration appeared just months after the National Park Service finished a full restoration of the park's iconic cascading fountain. The incident marks the latest in a series of what Raw Story called Trump's D.C. beautification "disasters."

Raw StoryUnfolding disaster in DC as water turns brown at Trump's 'completely renovated' park

"sediment flushed from pipes that had been out of service for years"

The National Park Service attributed the brown water to sediment stirred up from pipes that had been inactive for years, according to Raw Story. The explanation came shortly after a high-profile ceremony at the very same fountain just six days earlier, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the renovation.

"You ensure that our capital is safe and secure," Hegseth told N

Hegseth's words, reported by Raw Story, were part of a ceremony celebrating Trump's work on the park. The rapid shift from a pristine backdrop for a cabinet member's speech to an unappealing pool of brown water underscores the fragility of the restoration and the ongoing scrutiny of Trump administration projects in the nation's capital.