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 a blue color after complaining it “never looked great.”.
“I have a guy who's unbelievable at doing swimming pools up the road,” Trump told reporters about the project in the Oval Office last month.
open image in gallery At President Trump’s direction, a Virginia-based company is repainting the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool an ocean blue ( AP ).
Rogers said Trump selected “American Flag Blue” for the paint color, “which is not only incredibly patriotic but will also improve the reflection qualities of the pool.”.
open image in gallery President Trump’s motorcade drove across the reflecting pool Friday to review the newly-painted basin ( AFP/Getty ).
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool upgrades are just one of several projects that Trump has directed to beautify the nation’s capital.
Not a filthy capital,” Trump told reporters Friday after driving across the reflecting pool in his SUV motorcade to review the paint job. »