No-bid contract to turn DC's reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump

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3. New Canton is a tiny town in Buckingham County. The crew is saw was from Oklahoma

All the videos I saw of him shaking hands with the crew are from MAGA posters on X so won’t post them but their work trailer said Atoka, OK on it.



Maintaining clarity in the pool for it to reflect has been a problem since it was constructed in 1922. It is between 18in and 30in deep, holds about 6.75m gallons of water and has no natural flow. In Washington’s hot, humid summer, the pool turns green with algae.

However, it is not certain that painting the pool blue will fix its major issue: a filtration system that’s not up to the job. The pool may turn green with or without a blue bottom.

“Painting is not going to solve that problem,” Aquatic Council chairperson Tim Auerhahn told the Times. Auerhahn also said that Trump’s decision to visit the pool by motorcade recently may have exacerbated the leaks.

“If it were my project, I’d require an immediate inspection,” Auerhahn added.