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Astonishing irony as no-bid contractor behind algae-ridden pool named: 'Can't be true'

Jun 19, 2026Far Left

New details are coming into focus about a longtime Donald Trump donor whose company landed a no-bid federal contract to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in what has turned out to be an over-budget, ongoing debacle.The National Park Service awarded the $1.7 million contract to what has turned out to be the ironically named Greenwater Services,…

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A business tied to a longtime Trump donor was given the no-bid contract to clean up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool this spring, reported The New York Times. The filtration work of the Ohio firm, ironically called Greenwater Services, has come under scrutiny because… well. You’ve seen the pool. Greenwater Services is owned by the J.J. Carafo…

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