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Corruption & Grift
Trump Gave His "Pool Guy" a $6.9M No-Bid Contract to Paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Blue — the Guy Doesn't Do Pools
Trump handpicked a firm he said worked on his swimming pools to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "American Flag Blue" via a $6.9M no-bid contract — triple the $1.8M he publicly claimed. The company's website shows zero swimming pool experience (they waterproof highway culverts). The cost may hit $12M. Experts: the blue paint won't stop algae from turning it green by summer.
Corruption & Grift
Trump Files Plans for 250-Foot "Triumphal Arch" — A Monument to a War He Lost
Trump announced his administration officially filed plans for "the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World" — a 250-foot gold-accented monument between Arlington Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. Historically, triumphal arches honor military victories. Trump has none.