Urgency clause invoked: Trump used an emergency exemption to hand-pick a contractor for the $6.9 million Reflecting Pool paint job, bypassing competitive bidding. Pattern of controversy: The contract ...

President Donald Trump has visited the Lincoln Memorial to see the reflecting pool he's painting in a color he calls ...

New paint job: Workers have started painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue as part of Trump’s beautification push for Washington, D.C. Controversial contract: Trump awarded a $6.9M no-bid ...

The pool is being resurfaced in a shade more akin to that of a swimming pool. It's one of many physical changes Trump is ...