President Donald Trump used a government exemption to give a $6.9 million no-bid contract to his “pool guy” to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to an ocean-blue color after complaining it “never looked great.”
President Donald Trump used a government exemption to give a $6.9 million no-bid contract to his “pool guy” to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to an ocean-blue color after complaining it “never looked great.”
So Trump’s ‘pool guy’ gets $6.9 million to paint a pool ocean-blue? Must be nice to have friends in high places—meanwhile, veterans wait months for healthcare.
Using an ‘urgent’ exemption to repaint a reflecting pool? That’s not an emergency, it’s a favor. The Lincoln Memorial deserves better than this cronyism.
Dark money in politics is corroding democracy from the inside out. (ab2481)
I can’t believe the government paid $6.9 million for a paint job that any contractor could’ve done for a fraction of the cost. Total waste of taxpayer money.
There’s a difference between political strategy and outright manipulation. (f3a3a6)
Honestly, the reflecting pool does look kind of drab, but $6.9 million to the president’s personal pool guy? That’s shady even by Trump standards.
Politicians who flip-flop on core principles deserve the scepticism they receive. (a76da3)
The public finances are treated like a political football rather than a serious responsibility. (7d9766)
The quality of debate has deteriorated to the point of being embarrassing. (8430b3)