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Dulcinea

(10,449 posts)
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:45 AM Saturday

Company owned by Trump donor won $1.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool contract

(CBS News) Washington — The federal government awarded a company owned by a Trump donor a $1.7 million contract to install a new water cleaning system for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, federal records show, as President Trump pushes to overhaul the pool — and struggles with a bout of algae and a peeling paint job.

The no-bid contract to install a "Nano Bubble" filtration system went to Green Water Solutions, an Ohio-based company whose owner is listed on federal contracting documents as "JJ Cafaro Investment Trust." The president and CEO of that trust is identified as John J. Cafaro on Federal Election Commission filings.

Cafaro has donated to several GOP candidates and conservative causes in recent years. He has 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. FEC records show he also made donations to Democrats at various points.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/company-owned-by-trump-donor-won-17-million-no-bid-reflecting-pool-contract-000248757.html

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Company owned by Trump donor won $1.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool contract (Original Post) Dulcinea Saturday OP
😳 underpants Saturday #1
And sometimes a cigar is just a phallic symbol... displacedvermoter Saturday #3
Yes, but, we knew this from the beginning. Before the job was started. No one stopped it. Because. Trump Srkdqltr Saturday #2
He did say he had a pool guy who could fix the problem. chicoescuela Saturday #4
Are you sure this guy isn't from central casting? Beatlelvr Saturday #5

Srkdqltr

(10,110 posts)
2. Yes, but, we knew this from the beginning. Before the job was started. No one stopped it. Because. Trump
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:56 AM
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chicoescuela

(3,342 posts)
4. He did say he had a pool guy who could fix the problem.
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:04 AM
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Who could have guessed he was telling the truth?

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