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The Reflecting Pool is emerald green and full of algae. Cracks everywhere and $16 million down the drain. That's what a no-bid contract to a major Trump donor gets you.

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BREAKING: The Trump administration awarded a $1.7 million no-bid contract for work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to a company tied to a longtime Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor who previously pleaded guilty in a congressional bribery case. Now the pool is dealing with green water, algae problems, and growing scrutiny over how the contracts were awarded.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration awarded a $1.7 million no-bid contract for work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to a company tied to a longtime Trump donor and Mar-a-Lago neighbor who previously pleaded guilty in a congressional bribery case. Now the pool is dealing with green water, algae problems, and growing scrutiny over how the contracts were awarded.

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DATE OF CORRUPTION: April 27, 2026 Trump's ballroom contractor gets a no-bid $17 million contract to refurbish the Reflecting Pool. The actual cost of the project was $3 million but Trump inflated the price for his friend. And now paint is peeling off the Reflecting Pool floor.
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DATE OF CORRUPTION: April 27, 2026 Trump's ballroom contractor gets a no-bid $17 million contract to refurbish the Reflecting Pool. The actual cost of the project was $3 million but Trump inflated the price for his friend. And now paint is peeling off the Reflecting Pool floor.

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69,664 views • 3 months ago

Trump spent $1.4 million dollars on a no bid contract to have the Reflecting pool renovated and now days after its completion it’s full of nasty green algae.People that live there say it looks worse than before he had the renovations done.
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Trump spent $1.4 million dollars on a no bid contract to have the Reflecting pool renovated and now days after its completion it’s full of nasty green algae.People that live there say it looks worse than before he had the renovations done.

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🇺🇸 Meet John Cafaro. Trump donor. Mar-a-Lago neighbor. Over $300,000 donated to Trump's campaign. Two felony convictions — bribing a congressman, campaign finance violations. He got a $1.7 million no-bid contract to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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🇺🇸 Meet John Cafaro. Trump donor. Mar-a-Lago neighbor. Over $300,000 donated to Trump's campaign. Two felony convictions — bribing a congressman, campaign finance violations. He got a $1.7 million no-bid contract to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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11,803 views • 3 months ago

Just days after the completion of a no-bid more than $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crews are still fighting an algae bloom that has turned the water green. Tom Foreman reports.
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Just days after the completion of a no-bid more than $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, crews are still fighting an algae bloom that has turned the water green. Tom Foreman reports.

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Ossoff: "The president was so humiliated in Hormuz he threw his toys out the stroller and refused to sign the affordable housing bill. That's after he gave some felon donor a no bid contract for the reflecting pool and it filled up with algae, which for some reason required the deployment of the National Guard. And then because of his war and tariffs, inflation rose to over 4%. He promised to bring down prices on day one, do you remember that?"
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Ossoff: "The president was so humiliated in Hormuz he threw his toys out the stroller and refused to sign the affordable housing bill. That's after he gave some felon donor a no bid contract for the reflecting pool and it filled up with algae, which for some reason required the deployment of the National Guard. And then because of his war and tariffs, inflation rose to over 4%. He promised to bring down prices on day one, do you remember that?"

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695,187 views • 3 months ago

President Trump fixes the reflecting pool and a week later it’s green again, loaded with algae… Sabotage… Vandalism? I believe it is. The left can’t stand Trump, American greatness and his quest to make DC beautiful again. What a shame!
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President Trump fixes the reflecting pool and a week later it’s green again, loaded with algae… Sabotage… Vandalism? I believe it is. The left can’t stand Trump, American greatness and his quest to make DC beautiful again. What a shame!

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Trump spent $16 million on an unnecessary and botched project that only enriched his friends, while taxpayers were left with a Reflecting Pool covered in peeling paint and algae blooms. That's the corruption, waste, and incompetence that defines Trump's Administration.
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Trump spent $16 million on an unnecessary and botched project that only enriched his friends, while taxpayers were left with a Reflecting Pool covered in peeling paint and algae blooms. That's the corruption, waste, and incompetence that defines Trump's Administration.

Rep. Don Beyer

10,305 views • 3 months ago

The contract for cleaning the D.C. reflecting pool is tied to cigar-chomping Trump donor John Cafaro, who's either a legitimate businessman or an extra from "Guys and Dolls"
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The contract for cleaning the D.C. reflecting pool is tied to cigar-chomping Trump donor John Cafaro, who's either a legitimate businessman or an extra from "Guys and Dolls"

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177,093 views • 3 months ago

"If you look into the Reflecting Pool now, you see Donald Trump looking back at you. "$14 million have been spent on this – and he's made it far worse." The Lincoln Memorial Pool is full of algae and dead ducks. Can Trump lie himself out of another disaster?
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"If you look into the Reflecting Pool now, you see Donald Trump looking back at you. "$14 million have been spent on this – and he's made it far worse." The Lincoln Memorial Pool is full of algae and dead ducks. Can Trump lie himself out of another disaster?

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The reflecting pool on the National Mall is full of algae and turning a bright green color, like the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day, one DC tourist told me.
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The reflecting pool on the National Mall is full of algae and turning a bright green color, like the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day, one DC tourist told me.

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232,964 views • 3 months ago

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"The algae is still here, but the paint appears to be going away." $14 million down the drain for a reflecting pool that looks like Shrek's hot tub. The president took a "great interest" in this disaster, which explains why it's a complete and total peeling embarrassment.
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"The algae is still here, but the paint appears to be going away." $14 million down the drain for a reflecting pool that looks like Shrek's hot tub. The president took a "great interest" in this disaster, which explains why it's a complete and total peeling embarrassment.

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🚨TRUMP TURNS NATIONAL MALL REFLECTING POOL BRIGHT BLUE Crews drained the 2,028-foot pool in late April and covered the bottom with swimming-pool blue paint. Trump personally inspected the empty basin on May 7 while criticizing earlier repair plans under Obama and Biden that cost $38 million to $300 million. Supporters say the new look fixes years of leaks and green, murky water near the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Critics call the color tacky as questions grow over a $6.9 million no-bid contract tied to the project.
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Ossoff: "Humiliated in Hormuz, the President threw a tantrum and killed the housing bill. He gave a no-bid contract to a felon, resulting in a swampy, algae-filled reflecting pool requiring the National Guard. His failed trade wars sent inflation soaring past 4%. Remember?"
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Ossoff: "Humiliated in Hormuz, the President threw a tantrum and killed the housing bill. He gave a no-bid contract to a felon, resulting in a swampy, algae-filled reflecting pool requiring the National Guard. His failed trade wars sent inflation soaring past 4%. Remember?"

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10,677 views • 3 months ago

Trump's "American flag blue" reflecting pool is looking quite green. With the pool covered in algae and debris, Brendan Hartnett took a water sample and the results weren't great…
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Trump's "American flag blue" reflecting pool is looking quite green. With the pool covered in algae and debris, Brendan Hartnett took a water sample and the results weren't great…

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