Trump’s administration won’t seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Burgum said the administration will keep the same contractor as questions grow over vandalism claims, no-bid work and more than $1 million in damage.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Sunday that the Trump administration will not seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, retaining existing contractors despite mounting controversy over the troubled project.
- President Donald Trump pledged to beautify the site for the nation's 250th birthday, but the renovation faced immediate setbacks after algae blooms and the 'American flag blue' liner began peeling shortly after reopening.
- Trump cited a 350-foot gash in the liner, though Burgum described it as multiple cuts. Contracts awarded $14.7 million to Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings and $1.7 million to Ohio-based Green Water Solutions.
- Authorities indicted former Olympian David Hearn last week for property destruction, though lawyers Norm Eisen and Mary Dohrmann called the charges 'outrageous and should be alarming to every American.'
- About 10 Democratic senators and House members are investigating the project, while Burgum emphasized that 'courts will decide' the penalty for Hearn, who faces 10 years in prison if convicted.
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Trump Admin Blames 'Box-Cutter Vandals' for $15M Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Failure as It's Drained Again
The Trump administration is blaming 'box‑cutter vandals' for fresh damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., just weeks after hailing a multimillion‑dollar renovation as a 'big success,' and as officials prepare to drain the troubled landmark yet again. The Reflecting Pool overhaul has been one of Donald Trump's most conspicuous vanity projects on the National Mall, pitched as a bold fix for chronic leaks and algae that…
Reflecting Pool repairs handed to the same company that won the no-bid contract and Interior Secretary says it's because 'they did a fantastic job'
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is set for another round of repairs, and the government is turning back to the same contractor that handled the previous project. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum confirmed the news on Sunday, noting that the decision to rehire the firm stems from the quality of their earlier work, The Hill reported. “We’ll use the same company, because they did a fantastic job,” Burgum said during an appearance on Sunday. Whil…
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Repairs Awarded to Same No-Bid Contractor
Workers clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. —Anna Moneymaker–Getty ImagesThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repair will be handled by the same company that won the no-bid contract to renovate the pool in the first place, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has confirmed.In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Burgum claimed, without providing evidence, that the cuts at the bottom of the po…
Trump’s incompetent pool guy is set to reap more taxpayer money
It’s been weird enough, absolutely reality-warping, to have President Donald Trump insist that the Reflecting Pool’s swift collapse into nothing but an algae breeding ground with a crumbling vinyl lining was the fault of felonious vandals. But let’s face it: we underestimated this administration’s commitment to malicious grift. So, things are getting much, much stupider.
Doug Burgum Was Trump's Unlucky Designated Sunday Show Liar On July 5
After drinks and nice fireworks (except for the Washington, DC ones, they were horrid) for America’s 250th birthday, some of us dealt with with the lingering ringing ears and hangovers by watching the Sunday shows.Speaking of people who look the way hangovers feel, here’s Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Making dual appearances on CNN’s State Of The Union and ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Burgum provided proof that you either have t…
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