Global News Trump gave $6.9M no-bid contract to his ‘pool guy’ to repaint reflection pool under ‘urgent’ exemption Source Author May 9, 2026 1 minute readPresident Donald Trump used a government exemption to give a $6.9 million no-bid contract to his “pool guy” to repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to an ocean-blue color after complaining it “never looked great.”Post navigationPrevious: European nations dispatch planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise shipNext: Latest news bulletin | May 9th, 2026 – Evening Related Stories Global News Despite flashes of promise, Gukesh endures another middling campaign Source Author May 9, 2026 Global News Gujarat move to 2nd place: Gill, Rashid architects of GT’s 77-run win over RR Source Author May 9, 2026 Global News Tucker Carlson’s pivot Source Author May 9, 2026
