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 an ocean-blue color after complaining it “never looked great.”
The exemption is typically reserved for urgent situations to prevent “serious injury, financial or other, to the government”, according to documents reviewed in an exclusive report by The New York Times.
But Trump used the exemption to get the company, Atlantic Industrial Coatings, to quickly begin work on the memorial as part of an array of building projects and refurbishments taking place across Washington D.C. ahead of America’s 250th birthday this year.
Is there a more apt metaphor for the Trump administration than this?
In a time of unparalleled uncertainty, war in the Middle East, rising energy prices and inflation, pedophile billionaires in the highest positions of government, rising unemployment and a backsliding of minority rights.
What is the Trump administration spending our tax dollars on to help Americans?
Painting the fucking reflection pool blue.
Surprised he didn’t paint it orange with gold accents.
Narcissus Orange
I don’t know about everyone else but definitely know having a national monument painted that tacky default pool bottom blue really helps me sleep better at night.
Who needs to do any reflecting in this day and age anyway?
What, you don’t like a giant wading pool?
He is painting it to remove the ability to reflect. Absolutely no more apt a metaphor.
Not his fault system is designed the way it allows such things
Right. Only his fault that he is doing such things.
We should not rely on good hearts of politicians
You paint Bernie and AoC with the Trump brush?
I dont paint shit, stop talking nonsense. I don’t trust you to make a right choice
True.
Non-sequitor, but true.