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BumRushDaShow

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Wed May 13, 2026, 05:03 AM Wednesday

Trump changes story on reflecting pool contractor [View all]

Source: The Hill

05/12/26 5:25 PM ET


President Trump said Tuesday he does not know the contractor that is renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after previously saying he spoke to a man he knew about it. Restoration of the basin has drawn criticism for the cost of the no-bid contract and the president’s vision, which includes a paint in the color of “American flag blue.”

The project, which Trump first mentioned last month, was awarded to a Virginia firm, Atlantic Industrial Coatings. The work is being done to coincide with the nation’s 250th birthday in July.

The president on Truth Social added that he did not give out the contract. “Also, I didn’t give out the contract, ‘Interior’ did, to a contractor I did not know, and have never used before,” Trump wrote in a post that was criticizing a New York Times story that discussed the rising costs of the project.

But Trump said in the Oval Office last month that he had a “guy who’s unbelievable at doing swimming pools.”. “He looked at it. He called me up. He said, ‘Sir, we can do something on it,’” Trump said while discussing the planned renovation.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5874959-reflecting-pool-trump-contractor/

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"Sir" should ditch his renovation ideas. democrank Wednesday #1
Always expect a liar to lie Whip-poor-will Wednesday #2
A guy who does swimming pools is working on a priceless historic iconic landmark? Irish_Dem Wednesday #3
And that a guy who Trump doesn't know just called up the President and asked to work on the National Mall's Botany Wednesday #4
"Hey sir I am Joe from Joe's pool repair, can I take a wrecking ball to a national monument?" Irish_Dem Wednesday #7
Can anybody stop this nonsense? Botany Wednesday #9
No one wants to stop it. The GOP loves it. Irish_Dem Wednesday #10
Looked them up. They do heavier industrial projects. underpants Wednesday #5
Have they worked on priceless national historic sites? And gotten the necessary permits? Irish_Dem Wednesday #8
That I don't know. I do know that when the algae and poop return underpants Wednesday #12
Trump would love naked lady fountains. Irish_Dem Wednesday #15
President Obama had a filtration system installed, so there's water movement in it jmowreader Thursday #18
So one of Sycophant Burgum's pals travelingthrulife Thursday #19
Why the fuck are we arguing about a no bid contract gab13by13 Wednesday #6
Nothing trump does is illegal. Nothing. Irish_Dem Wednesday #11
The subprime court WmChris Wednesday #13
They work for their billionaire minders. Maybe for China and Russia too. Irish_Dem Wednesday #14
Trump's a lying sack of shit. Nothing new here. oasis Wednesday #16
It is not, I repeat, not, the world's largest urinal. twodogsbarking Wednesday #17
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