Greenwatergate: Trump’s Reflecting Pool Saga of Vanity and Cronyism
TL;DR
An opinion piece arguing that Trump’s bid to “Mar-a-Lagify” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—revamped as Greenwatergate—spotlights vanity, blame-shifting, and cronyism (including a no-bid water-purification contract to a donor-linked firm), with the pool's problems used as a microcosm of his presidency.
- So, about that saga of Trump’s reflecting pool . . . Financial Times
- How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green: Missing ‘Bubblers’ and a Rush Job The New York Times
- Exclusive: Firm that worked on past Reflecting Pool renovation passed on Trump project after deeming it ‘unfeasible’ CNN
- Column | The all-natural way to fix the Reflecting Pool The Washington Post
- Reflecting Pool liner cut with sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says BBC
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