Trump’s Reflecting Pool fix spirals into no-bid chaos
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A New York Times report details President Trump’s rushed $14 million Reflecting Pool renovation, overseen by a Bedminster golf-club manager with no engineering training, using no-bid contracts with firms tied to Trump. The project, meant to be finished ahead of July 4, faced algae and peeling lining, and sparked a blame game over vandalism versus a botched installation as critics allege legal shortcuts were used to meet a tight deadline.
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- NPS to flush Reflecting Pool pipes as it blames issues on previous administrations ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Trump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation theconversation.com
- Signs at the Reflecting Pool blame previous administrations for current pipe issues WJLA
- How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington The New York Times
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