Greenwater Services

Donald Trump's renovation project for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool resulted in a green-algae-riddled, over-budget failure, with the involved firm Greenwater Services and Trump's public outbursts on Truth Social. The National Park Service alleges deliberate damage to the pool's liner, while Trump claims multiple arrests and citations for vandalism.

A report notes a decline in Medicaid and ACA enrollment by over 5 million due to Trump's healthcare bill and expired subsidies. Ohio's Catholic bishops criticize the Trump administration's termination of Haitian TPS as a 'moral failure.' A no-bid federal contract for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, awarded to a company linked to Ohio businessman John J. Cafaro, has drawn scrutiny.

The Reflecting Pool at the White House turned green due to algae growth, prompting criticism of the Trump administration's handling of the project. Trump attributed the issue to sabotage but faced scrutiny over no-bid contracts awarded to Greenwater Services, a firm linked to his donor John J. Cafaro, whose work involved hydrogen peroxide treatments that may have damaged the pool's sealant.

Greenwater Services, a firm owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro, received a no-bid contract to clean the Reflecting Pool. A White House spokeswoman stated the president was not involved in selecting the company.

A manager of one of President Trump's golf courses, David Schutzenhofer, has served as an unofficial adviser on the renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The project involves a $1.7 million no-bid contract with Greenwater Services to install a permanent purification system. The Interior Department confirmed Schutzenhofer's involvement on Tuesday.