Contract
June 26, 2026
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - No Bid Contract
No bid contract for refurbishing and painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool given to donors of Trump's re-election campaign.
Timeline of Events
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Dec 31, 2020
Donation
John Cafaro donates to Donald Trump Political groups
Apr 3, 2026
Contract
Contract Awarded for $6.8 million
Apr 13, 2026
Contract
Department of Interior Awards Green Water Solutions contract
Apr 23, 2026
Statement
Trump publicly talks about his "pool guy"
May 8, 2026
Amendment
Contract amended for additional $6 million
Jun 3, 2026
Amendment
Amended contract for additional money
Jun 15, 2026
Amendment
Contract Amended
John Cafaro donates to Donald Trump Political groups
$250,000 β Donation
John Cafaro, a neighbor of Donald Trump, has donated numerous times in the past to Donald Trump tied organizations. Including in 2020 when he donated $250,000 to Trump Victory Fundraising Committee. In 2001, Cafaro pleaded guilty to bribing James Traficant, the late Ohio Representative.
"...donated extensively to Mr. Trump's campaign and to Trump-linked groups, giving $250,000 to the Trump Victory fundraising committee at one point in 2020."
Contract Awarded for $6.8 million
$6,886,520 β Contract Value
Received contract for $6,886,520 for "Repair or alteration of other utilities".
"Z2NZ: REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER UTILITIES"
Source:
USASpending.gov
Department of Interior Awards Green Water Solutions contract
$1,700,000 β Contract Value
Green Water Solutions, LLC is awarded a $1,700,000 contract for "Repair or Alteration of water supply facilities"
"Z2NE: REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES"
Source:
USASpending.gov
Trump publicly talks about his "pool guy"
Trump, in a white house interview, discussed the reflecting pool project and how he talked with his "pool guy".
"I said, I have an idea. I'm going to send my contractor over and take a look. He looked at it ... he said it's really decaying and it's a terrible condition, but if you would, I'd like to work two weeks on cleaning it up ... and he said βit'd take me two weeks"
Source:
Independent UK
Contract amended for additional $6 million
$6,218,381 β Contract Value
Contract is amended for $6,218,381
"Z2NZ: REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER UTILITIES"
Source:
USASpending.gov
Amended contract for additional money
$1,086,576 β Contract Amended
Contract amended with an additional $1,086,576
"Z2NZ: REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER UTILITIES"
Source:
USASpending.gov
Contract Amended
$461,044 β Contract Amended
Contract is amended for an additional $400,000
"Z2NZ: REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF OTHER UTILITIES"
Source:
USASpending.gov
How They're Connected
John Cafaro
Person
β
Business Partner
Green Water Services
Organization
John Cafaro
Person
β
Donated To
$250,000
Donald Trump
Person
Donald Trump
Person
β
Awarded Contract
$6,800,000
Atlantic Industrial Coatings
Organization
Donald Trump
Person
β
Awarded Contract
$1,700,000
Green Water Services
Organization
Real World Impact
American Taxpayers
Money given to friends of Trump through no-bid contracts directly impacts taxpayers by spending money without giving the powers of the auditors from the government to be good stewards of the governments money.
National Mall Visitors
The Memorial Reflecting Pool now has mixed attention on it. Potentially damage done by companies that couldn't do the job effectively, but also just the discussions about it.
Sources & Evidence
Independent UK
Trump talked about his 'pool guy' after giving away no-bid contracts