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Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble

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Why Trump's Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble.

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Federal records show that the no-bid contract to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and paint it blue now costs $13.1 million.

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That's about seven times the amount President Trump initially said it would cost.

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Why Trump’s Reflecting Pool Repairs Are in Trouble
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