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Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble
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Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble

By David A. Fahrenthold, Nikolay Nikolov, Gilad Thaler, Rafaela Balster, Léo Hamelin, Stephanie Swart and Whitney ShefteMay 15, 2026·Source: NY Times·17 views

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Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs $13.1 million. That’s about seven times the amount President Trump initially said it would cost.

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